PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9734557

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONDagmar Montana

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PROJECT J0073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
C4 Sep 63 Dagmar, Montana 0 Was Balloon
a Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Bolloon
Loca Ground-Visual Ground-Rador Was Aireraft a
GMT. 25/0545-0600Z 000 Probubly Aircraft
Air-Visual Air-intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 8. SOURCE Was Astronomical meteor
Yes 1000 Probably Astronomicai
x EXNo civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE 0 Other
Ol minute one one NSE 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown Unknown
I0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Witnesses noticed light on the ground and Witnesses noticed light on the ground and Probably a meteor sighting since object Probably a meteor sighting since object
looked up. Roundish, bluish-white light traveled through almost 90 deg of arc - n
appearing overhead moving ESE until out of one minute. Perhaps some distortion one minute. Perhaps some distortion
sight. One minute total observation time. on the time estimate. Sighting too shoft on the time estimate. Sighting too shoft
Aurora very active at time of sighting. Aurora very active at time of sighting. for auroral display. Object bright enoizh for auroral display. Object bright enoizh
to cast light on ground, while still ad to cast light on ground, while still a
extreme altitude and moving very fast.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AUR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
UNCHASSIHED MESSAGH
INGO IG 01
AFIN: 12647 (25 Sep 63) C/rj Page 1
ACTION: NIN-9
XOP-1, XOPX-4, SAF-OS-3, DIA-25, DIA/CIIC-2 tog
INFO : -45-
SMB B248
CZCHQA388ZCWJX956
PP RUEAHO
DE RUWGKFH 8N 25/2015Z BL n0wSArn oN 2720Ts2
ZNR
P 251800Z P 251800Z
FM 780 RADRON FORTUNA AFS NDAK
TO RUWGALE/ADC ENT AFB COLO TO RUWGALE,
RUWGKF/29AD RICHARDS GEBAUR UADDS CTRAUIP AFB MO AER MO
RUCDSO/AF SYSTEMS CONMAND FOREIGN CHNOLOGY WPAFB OHIO
RUEAHG/HQ USAF WASHDC
RUEAHO/SECETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASHDC
BT
UNCLAS OPS 1069. HQ USAF ATTN: AFCIN, SEC OF THE AF ATTN SAFOI.
SUBJECT: UFO.
A. 1. ROUNDISH
2. UNKNOWN
O. Eeesion wirle 3. BLUEISH-WHITE
4.ONE (1)
5,N/A 5,N/A
6. NONE 6. NONE
7. NONE
8. NONE 8. NONE
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
12647 (25 Sep 63) STAFF AFSSAGE BRANCH Page 2 of 3
AFIN: UNCLASSIFIED MESSAGE
PAGE TWO 0 RUWGKFH 8N UNCLAS INCO ING
9.N/A
B. I. LIGHT ON GROUND
2. OBJECT FIRST APPEARED OVERHEAD
3. OBJECT DISAPPEARED HIGH ESE
4. OBJECT CLIMBED GOING ESE UNTIL OUT OF SIGHT
5. FLIGHT WAS OF (1) MINUTE DURATION UNTIL OUT OF SIGHT
. ONE (1) MINUTE
c. c. 1 1. GROUND VISUAL
2. NO OPTICAL L AIDS L AIDS
3.N/A 3. N/A
D. D.I 1. 25/0545 - 0600Z SEPT.
2. NIGHT
E. 1. ELEVEN (11) MILES EAST (E) AND ONE (1) MILE SOUTH (S)
OF RESERVE, MONTANA
F.1. AGE UNK; DAGMAR, MONTANA;
MINISTER; RELIABILITY UNK.
2. CIVILIAN AGE UNK; DAGMAR, MONTANA;
OCCUPATION UNK; REI UNK.
3. CIVILIAN AGE UNK; DAGMAR, MONTANA; OCCUPA- -
TION UNK; RELIABILITY UNK.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
12647 (25 Sep 63) STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH Page 3 of 3
AF IN: 1 UNCLASSIRISD AESNAGP
N COMING
G. 1. OBSERVERS REPORT NIGHT WAS CLEAR, DARK.
2. WINDS SURFACE 240/10
6000 230/10
10000 290/20
16000 320/35
20000 320/35
30000 30000 330/70
50000 300/40
3. CEILING - NONE
4 VIS. 10 PLUS
. SCATTERED 5. SCATTERED CIRRUS 25000 CIRRUS 25000
6. NONE
7 UNKNOWN
H. A AQM AURORA A BOREALIS VERY ACTIVE DURING TIME PERIOD OBSERVA-
TION WAS RSPORTED.
I. 1. NONE
J. I. NONE
K. 1. NONE
L. 1. NONE
BT
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