PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6969096

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONMc Henry North Dakota

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1, DATE

“2 Yebruary, 1960

2. LOCATION

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12. CONCLUSIONS

Q Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP

| + TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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Local j a DiGround- Vi suol OD Ground-Rodar ch Probobly Aircraft
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DO Yes O Probobly Astronomical
5 No Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9% COURSE “10 Other.
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
; } nt v* oO Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Tl. COMMENTS
Jlueelike object with blue flame trailing. it is concluded that th ject of
sLooked Like a roman candle travelling this sighting was probably a jet

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