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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8725926

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONBaldwin North Dakota

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1. DATE

4 October 1962
3. DATE-TIME GROUP

Local

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3. PHOTOS
O Yes
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE
not rptd one falling

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD “

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Ball
Probably Belleon

Baldwin North Dakota Possibly Balloon

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
OQ Ground- Vi sual 0D Ground-Rador
MX Air Vi sual O Air-Intercep? Rader
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Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical
Probobly Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other

X Insufficient Dete fer Evaluction
Unknown

11. COMMENTS

Daylight sighting of one silver obj Rpt was relayed through Air
fm civil a/c, Obj appeared fm above Defense Sector & no contact wit
& was falling. Disappeared before witness was made, Rpt contained

touching ground,

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