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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7815269

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1960

REPORTED LOCATIONDevils Lake North Dakota

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
: DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
16 Jul 60 Devils I Lake, North Dakota o Was Balloon
o Probably Balloon
3. 40 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar o Was Aiscraft
Oround: Vsuai 00 00 Probably Aireraft
GMT GMT_ 17/05092 17/0509Z AinVisual AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar Air-Intereept Radar Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 0 Probably Astronomical
No No Civilian D Possibly Astronomical
7. LENG OBSERVATION 0. 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other Other.
080 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data Evqluation Evqluation
--- one not given Unknown Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Civilian pilot flying over lake was reported Civilian pilot flying over lake was reported No information on which to evaluate. .
to cbserve a streak of light. light. Case listed as insufficient data.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
OHIO
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: AFCIN-4X2 FELU
SUBJECT: Extract from Duty Officers' Report
18 JUL 1960.
TO: AFCIN-4E2 (Major Friend)
The following, extracted from Capt Bracke's Report dated 16 July 1960,
is quoted for your information:
At O215 EST 17 July 60, S/Sgt Rodriguez, A.R., of the 785th
Radar Sq. Findley AF Station, Findley North Dakota, called
in message handed
Mr. the Civil Air Patrol was flying over Devils
Lake N.D. on a heading of 120 degrees at O509z 17 Lake N.D. on a heading of 120 degrees at 0509Z 17 July when July when
he saw an unusual streak of light. This was full he saw an unusual streak of light. This was full extent of extent of
message and Rodriguez was told that info message and Rodriguez was told that info would be would be reported reported
on routine basis.
med) he t md)ke Capt
MICHAEL L. STROFE, JR. MICHAEL L. STROFE, JR.
Major, USAF
AFCIN-IN2