PROJECT BLUE BOOK

'MILITARY PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Regina, Canada, Opheim, Montana xX Was Balloon
7 May 60 Fortuna, North Dakota (radar) 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local__ Ground,Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT. 07/0710Z AirVisual Air-Intercopt Radar Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
3No Military Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 hr two N and E Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Two white points of light. Traveled north, A Pibal balloon was released at one of
stopped, proceeded east and stopped. Faded the sighting locations, and the movement
after aprox l hr. of the balloon coincided with that of
the UFO. There is very little doubt that
the witnesses saw subject balloon.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP S2)
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NO. 712221
RC120 TIME 21462
Date 3.2M24
MCZCSQC959ZCQYA369 y:
PP RJEDSQ 1960 MAY 7 21 10
DE RJWZGU 23
P 071820Z
FM COMDR 29TH ADIV SAGE
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CENTER WPAFB 2tEr
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF (AFIN) SE USAF (SFIS)
BT
/UNCLAS/29SIN 001 SUBJECT USF. /UNCLAS/29O1N 001 SUBJECT USF. UFO
15A (1) PINT 15A (1) PINT OF LIGHT LIGHT
(2) PIN
(3) WHITE -
(4)2 (4)2
(5)NO FORMATION KIne
and his unele alghied a large "drang
(5) NONE highway while driving on Routs 20. spherieel Uro hovering juet above C
ATL the oblect
(7) NONE aight in bout
(8) NONE U
(9) NONE

1 1
Cons.
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15B. (1) THE WHITE LIGHT
(2) 130 DEGREES 7, 400 FT FROM REGINA
122 DEGREES 7, 402 FROM REGINA
(3) FATED·AWAY I
AIRPORT GOING NORTH THEN STOPPED
I s0 "03 25 4vet5 30 20 c210
FOR 1 MINUTE G EAST AND
(5) FATED (.
(6) APPX 1 HR
15C (1) GROUND 15C (1) GROUND VISUAL & GROUND ELECTRONIC FPS 20 AND FPS 6A ELECTRONIC FPS 20 AND FPS 6A
5 104 P103 5 0 FI03
(2) NONE (2) NONE
(3) NOT SEEN BY AIRCREW WHO SCRAMBLE AFTER IT.
15D (1) 0710Z 07 MAY (1) 2710Z 07 MAY
NIGHT
15E REGINA CANDA VISUAL OBSERVER 15E REGINA CANDA VISUAL OBSERVER
779TH ACW 29 AD ELECTRONIC OPHEIM
780TH ACW 29 AD ELECTRONIC FOrTUNA . BOOEER
REGINA PPROACH CONTROL ELECTRONIC
AREA CONTROL CENTER =
RELIABILITY GOOD C
(2) LT. JOHN DOEBYN SEN
OR CONTROLLER 779TH ACW GOOD
( 8200 *ME

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MAJ. DANIELS COMMANDER 780 GOOD
G. 1 A THIN LINE OF WEATHER WAS BUILDING UP AT REGINA TO THE
EAST AND MOVING NW TOPS 16000FT
(2) 5000 FT 210° - 7 ( NOOTNWES
7000 FT 240 - 9
9222 FT 250' -8
(6) THUNDERSTORMS STARTING TO BUILD 004AY
H. A PIBUL WAS RELEASED IN THIS PERIOD
05
THE MOVEMENT OF SAID OBJECT CORRELATED WITH THE PIBUL.
STRONG NORTHERN LIGHTS WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT. 4723344N*3N76 12
I. F-1D1 B WAS SCRAMBLE AFTER OBJECT BUT WAS NOT
INTERCEPTED. IT WAS NOT SEEN ON THE AIRBORNE RADAR SET THINA
EITHER.
J. .SEE 15H
K. MAJ. JOHN RUDOVSKY 35230A SENIOR CONTROLLER 29AIR DIV 3523EA SENIOR CONTROLLER 29AIR DIV
MY OPINION IS THAT THIS WAS A PI LIGHTS
REFLECTED OFF IT TO THE RADAR STATION THEREBY REFLECTED OFF IT TO THE RADAR STATION THEREBY JAMMING WAS AMMING WAS EXPER
IENCED. IENCED.
BT
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DE RJWZGU 11
R 191545Z
FM COMDR 29TH ADIV SAGE FM COMDR 29TH ADIV SAGE
TO AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER atie 503 ANO
BT BT
UNCLAS 290IN UNCLAS 290IN 96134. 96134 1547
ATTN: AFCIN-4E2-5-1545-E. THE OBJECT IN MY MESSAGE DE1 DTD DE1 DTD
7 MAY GO. DID COINCIDE AS SEEN VISUALLY ARTT THTS TAS
CHECKED BY THE DIVISION CONTROLLER WHEN HE RECEIVED THE REPORT.
SPEED OF THE OBJECT WAS THE SAME AS THE WINDS GIVEN FOR THAT
AREA. RADAR OBSERVING THE OBJECT INITIALLY WAS LOCATED AT
THE CANADIAN AIRPORT THAT RELEASED A WEATHER BALLOON JUST PRIOR/
TO THE SIGHTING.
BT
19/1610Z MAY RJWZGU
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BECURITY CLA
JOINT MESSAGE. ORM UNCLASSIFIED
SPACB BELOW RESBRVED POR COMMUN ICATION CBNTER
4B
1960 MAY 13 22 531323192
1360 MAY 13 7
PRECEDENCE TYPE MSG (Cb6N COUNTING ORIG. OR TO CLAGOIFICATION OF REFERENCE
ROUTINE SYMBOL
ACTION BOOK MULTI SINGLE AF 29 OIN 001 UNCLAS
INFO X
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
ATIC, W-P AFB \frac 3 }$
TO: MALMSTROM AFB, MONTANA
RWZJR
/UNCLAS/FROM: AFCIN-LE2 5-1547-E
ATTN 29TH ADIV. YOUR MSG 29 OIN 0O1, DTD 7 MAY 60. DID THE
LOCATION OF THE OBJ AS SEEN VISUALLY AND ON RADAR COINCIDE? LOCATION OF THE OBJ AS SEEN VISUALLY AND ON RADAR COINCIDE? WHAT
WAS THE ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH OF THE OBJ WHEN FIRST AND LAST SEEN,
VISUALLY AND ON RADAR? WHAT WAS THE RANGE AND AZINUTH OF THE OBJ VISUALLY AND ON RADAR? WHAT WAS THE RANGE AND AZIMUTH OF THE OBJ
~
FR EACH RADAR STATION? WHAT WAS THE FLIGHT PATH AS SEEN BY ALL FR EACH RADAR STATICN? WHAT WAS THE FLIGHT PATH AS SEEN BY ALL
OBSERVERS? WAS THE OBJ SEEN FOR THE SAME LENGTH OF TIME BY ALL
OBSERVERS? WERE ANY SPEEDS DETERMINED BY THE RADAR OBSERVERS? OBSERVERS? ? WERE ANY SPEEDS DETERMINED BY THE RADAR OBSERVERS?
' 1
UATE TIME
12 0855
MONTH YEAR
MAY 1960
SYMBOL SIGNATURE
AFCIN-AE2 echalo 1
TYPED NAME TYPED (or SlaMPEd) NAME AND TITLE
Major Robert Friend
30-1u0 PHONE 69216 NR. OF EW.WASWN PHILIP G. EVANS
PAGR 1 1
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION Colonel, USAF 1
UNCLASSIFIED AFCIN-LE
DFOAR 173 REPLACES DD FORM 173, 1 OCT 49, WHICH WILL BE USEO UNTIL EXHAUSTED

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1. Whon did you see the object? .Time of day: 0433
60 Minutes
May
Day Morth Yoor (Circle One): A.M or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle Ono): were orey.Cay (a Eastern (Circle One): Dayngnr Saving Daylight Saving
b. Contral Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific Pacific
a. a. Other . Other ..
4. Where were you whon you sow the object? 4. Where were you whon you saw the object?
ave. Daton 20 ave. Daton 20
NoaresrPostal Addross NearesrPostal Addross City or Town Cify or Town State or Country Country
Additional romorks:M.i Additional romarks: M.
5. Estimate how long you sow the object. 3-5-
Hours Minutes Seconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you ore of your answer to Question 5.
a Certain c. Not very sure
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
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6.What was the condition of the sky?
(Circle Ono): Bright daylight d. . Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull daylight No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remember
7.IF you sow the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, where was the SUN located as you looked at. : I
the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e, Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 54)