DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8723380
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1962
REPORTED LOCATIONGary Minnesota
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
12. CONCLUSIONS
|2 2LOCATION LOCATION
1. DATE Was Balloon
0 Probably Balloon
September 1962 September l962 Gary, Minnesota o Possibly Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Was Aircraft
DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP Ground-Radar Probably Aircraft
Ground-Visual 000 00
Local_ Local Possibly Aircraft
AinVisual AirVisual Air-Intercopt Radar
GMT - - SOURCE D Was Astronomical
5. PHOTOS PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 6. 000 00 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
5. Y. Physical Y.s Physical Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
xxNe Specimen XaxNo Specimen Civilian Civlian Other. SCAE SCAE
OBJECTS 9. COURSE COUIRSE 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF 0
7. 0 Unknown
one found on ground
-- - 11. COMMENTS
10. . BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object sent to ASD & assigned
Object found on goound & believed to number 3-l46. Found to be terres-
be associated with satellite decay, tial in origin. Analysis revealed
submitted for analysis. object to be slag.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 52)
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…
Fargo, North Dakota
January 2, 1963
Wright Pat ters on
Deyton, Ohio
To thom it may concerm;
of Gery, Minno
Ti entlv fell in his vard in September of' '62. He says
knowing the
results of any test made on i it.
Best wishes Best wishes
Fargo, North Dekota
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1.
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FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
Regarding JAN WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
identifiogtion of
a rock semple 3
1503 DAYTON,
Beid i Sd e Ein a C.
OHIO
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SUBJECT
Identificntion If Sange
TEST NR TASK NR
3.146 - 147
SUBMITTED BY DATE RECEIVED
LT. CoL. FRLEND
PURPOSE
crretriad in Hateue.
FACTUAL DATA
Contid Nmbere 3-146 and 3-147
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
To onfn velol sepont trovnntted To confi velol spont trountted
87ehuny 63. 87 ehuny 63.
DATE REPORTED SIGNATURE
lnon Brodebonedn
ASD FORM B4
JUL. 62