PROJECT BLUE BOOK

HUYGE, M.E. A/2C PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
7 Jul 60 Minot, North Dakota Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Roder 00 Was Alscraft
Probably Aireraft
GMT 08/0610z AlrViswal Air-Intercept Radar o PossiblyAircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronamical Vega
OYes Military Do Probably Astronomical
No Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other
000 Insufficient Data valuation
3 hrs one circled Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Found object, larger than any star in sight at The The object was probably the star Vega, a
the time, about the size of a pea, very bright, lst 1st magnitude star, which was in the
leually white, but was observed to flicker from * location reported for the UFO. The location reported for the UF. The
white to red to blue and back to white again. apparent movement was probably due to
It appeared to be slowly drifting as it circled It appeared to be slowly drifting as it circled warm air and foreign particles in the
the city in a clock-wise direction. Object atmosphere.
lisappeared as daylight approachei. approached.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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UNCLAS FROM OPS 2S7S. UNCLAS FROM OPS AS79. FOR OIN.
LAW AFR LAW AFR 20f UFO UTO REPT IS SUBMTD FM THIS REPT IS SUBMTD FM THIS
STA.
A. DESCRIFTION OF THE OBJECT(S):
(1) ROUND
(2) APPROXIMATELY ONE-EIGHTH INCH ROUND, LARGER THAN ANY STAR
IN SIGHT AT THE TI ARM'S.
LENGTH.
(3) VERY BRIGHT, USUALLY WHITE BUT WAS OBSERVED TO FLICKER FM
WHITE TO RED TO BLUE AND BACK TO WHITE ACAIN,

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(4) ONE
(5) NONE
(6) TOMERNIELE FEATURES
(7) NONE
(8) NONE
(9) NONE OTHER THAN THE FLICKERING LIGHTS (9) NONE OTHER THAN THE FLICKERING LIGHTS
B. DESCRIPTICN OF COURSE OF OBJECT(S): DESCRIPTICN OF COURSE OF OBJECT(S):
(1) IT APPEARED TO BE SLOWLY DRIFTING AS IT CIRCLED THE CITY IN (1) IT APPEARED TO BE SLOWLY DRIFTING AS IT CIRCLED THE
A CLOCK-WISE DIRECTIOM.
(2 VERTICALLY OVERHEAD-75 TO 85DEGREE TO 85DEGREE ELEVATION ELEVATION
(3) IT REMAINED FOR HOURS, THEN DISAFPEARED AS DAYLIGHT CAME (3) IT REMAINED FOR HOURS, THEN DISAPPEARED AS DAYLIGHT CAME
(4) THE FLIGHT PATH WAS STEADY AS IT SLOWLY CIRCLED THE CITY
(5)THE FLICKERIAG SEEMED TO DIE DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY DEDOZ;
THE OBJECT DISAPPEARED AS DAYLIGHT APP ROACHED AT E930Z.
(6) APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(1) GROUND- VISUAL
(3) NONE
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:

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(1) 061E2 - 8 JUL 50
( VERY CLEAR NIGHT
E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER(S): .
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON (R(S)
(1) NONE
(2)A/2C HUYGE, M.E., 32FTR GRP,MINOT AFB (2) A/2C HUYGE, M.E., 32FTR GRP,MINOT AFB
BASE OPERATICNS BASE OPERATIC ELIABLE
G. WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND
TIME AND PLACE OF PLACE OF
SIGHTINGS: SIGHTINGS:
(1) CLEAR SKY, NO WINDS, WARM NIGHT, @SOQZ WX-C7E/56 (1) CLEAR SKY, NO WINDS, WARM NIGHT, @SECZ WX-C7S/56
PRESSURE 141 S-2
(2) FKFC 9600Z 8JUL60 6,000-9/5; 10,020-2/2;
5; 36,000-250/15;
50,200-310/18; 50,200-N/A.
(3) NONE
(4) 15
(5) NONE
(6) NONE
(7)70 DEGREES

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H. NONE
I. NO INTERCEPTOR ACTION SINCE NO RADAR CONTACTS WERE MADE
K. UPON RECEIVING THE PHONE CALL FROM AIRMAN HUYGE AT GS1OZ,
QUESTION
BY OUR SITE AS WELL AS THE TWO ADJACENT RADAR SITES; PHONE BY OUR SITE AS WELL AS THE TWO ADJACENT RADAR SITES; PHONE
CALLS TO MINOT AFB, MINOT FAA, MINNEAPOLIS ARTC, WIANIPEG ARTC, CALLS TO MINOT AFB, MINOT FAA, MINNEAPOLIS ARTC, WIANIPEG ARTC,
2PAIR DIVISION. IN THE MEANTIME, OBSERVERS WERE PLACED 2PAIR DIVISION. IN THE MEANTIME, OBSERVERS WERE PLACED
OUTSIDE IN AN EFFORT TO SIGHT THE OBJECT. NO CONTACTS WERE MAPE
ON THE RADAR. NO EXPI ON THE RADAR. NO PLANATION FROM ANY OF THE CENTERS TO ACCOUNT LANATION FROM ANY OF THE CENTERS TO ACCOUNT
FOR THE OBJECT; NO OTHER REPORTS VERE RECEIVED ALTHOUGH THE FOR THE OBJECT; NO OTHER REPORTS WERE LTHOUGH THE
MINOT AFB SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR STATED THAT SEVERAL CALLS WERE
RECEIVED BY HIM CONCERNING THIS SIGHTING• WITHIN MIAUTES AFTER
THE SIGHTING WAS CALLED TO ME, I WENT OUTSIEE TO OBSERVE. THE
NIGHT WAS VERY CLEAR AND A FULL MOON LIT THE AREA; NEVER-THE-LESS
T THE ONLY OBJECT IN THE VICINITY REPORTED WAS AN UNUSUALLY
LASTING TWENT OR MORE MINUTES. NO KNOWN AIRCRAFT WERE FLYING IN OUR
AREA AT THAT TIME.
L. NONE.
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SEC IPICA
JOINT MESSAGEFORM
UNCLASSIFIED
SPACB BELOW RESERVED POR COMMUNICATION CBNTER
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PRECEDENCE TYPE MBG (Cbeck) ACCOUNTING SYMBOL ORIG. OR REFERS TO CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE
ACTION ROUTINE BOOK MULTI SINGLE
INPO AF OPS 0679 UNCLAS
FROM: SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
ATIC, W-P AFB
TO: MINOT AF STN, NDAK
R5t-y0s
/UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E2 7-2/47-E
SIGHTING OF AN UFO IN THE MINOT, N. D. AREA. THE OBJ WAS RPTD TO HAVE SIGHTING OF AN OFO IN THE MINOT, N. D. AREA. THE OBJ WAS RPTD TO HAVE
BEEN OBSERVED FOR ABOUT THREE HRS. D BEEN OBSERVED FOR ABOUT THREE HRS. DURING THIS TIME DID IT MOVE DURING THIS TIME DID IT MOVE
HORIZONTALLY? IF SO, IN WHAT DIRECTION? WHAT WAS THE ELEVATION
AND AZIMUTH OF THE OBJ WHEN IT DISAPPEARED? DISAPPEARED?
UATE TIME
12 Jul 0935
MONTH YEAR
JULY 1960
SYMBOL SIGNATHRE
AFCIN-4E2
TYPED one
3a-1-Wc Major Robert J. Friend WWJWASWO
PHONE 69216 PAGE NR. PAGES NR. OF 1 PHILIP G. EVANS
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION Colonel, USAF"
Deputy for Science and Components
UNCLASSIFIED
FORM 173 REPLACES DO FORM 49. WHICH WILL BE USED UNTIL EXMAUSTED

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REF YOUR MESSAGE AFCIN 7-2147-E. SUBJECT UFO WAS MOVING
HORIZONTALLY. ELEVATION AND AZMUTH OF OBJECT WHEN IT WHEN IT DISAPEARED DISAPEARED
IS UNKNOWN.
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UFO ANALYSIS SIIELT
Location Minot, North Dnkota
Date 9 July 60 Hour (2)_0610z
WX Clear, vis i5 mi, winds N. & wSw at O to 15 knots
remained in sight for 3 hours and disano as davlight arproacned, the flickering
dimned after about two nours,
Direction of Motion circled
Satellite: (AFCIN-4F3, Phone 69219) Duration excessive, and flight rath_
is not ite
Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc)_Frob Astro (Vega)
Radar Analysis (ArCIN-4El) None
Natural Fhemomena (Ball Lightning, etc)
Evaluation of Source Rel iability_ Foss reliaole
Analysis and Conclusions: Aprarently a large number of people saw the object,
but onlv the imoression of one individual was reported. It is doubtful that
an object remaining in the imediate ares of a radar site could remain undetected
for three hours, if was anywnere near the eartn. The object observed was
probably the star Vega, a ist magmitude star, wairh was in the exact location
reported for the UFo. Tre spparent movement was probably due to warm air and
foreian particles in the atmospnere.