PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8279186

DATE OF SIGHTINGDecember 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONKloten North Dakota

FRAMES5

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FRAME 001 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
5 Dec. 66 6/04302 Kioten, North Dakota one witness
3. S 3. s SOURCE SOURCE . CONCLUSION
Civilian Other(Fireworke) Cth-r(Fireworks)
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4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
Five
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION I1. BRIEF 11. SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS ANALYSIS
less than one minute less than one minute
Cbserver was iriving along a road when she noticed different ai uri along a road when she noticed difcorent.
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION objects in the sky t appeared to burst then turn yellow
Ground Visual beforedisappearing. Each sighting lasted less than one
minute. When each object burst there were stars from it.
7. COURSE The objects that burst were full of stars.
N/A
The description is consistent with that - of an observation
B. PHOTOS of fireworks, or some type of flare.
Y.s
No
IDENCE
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FORM
TD SEP 630-329 (TDE) Prevlous editions of thl form may be used.
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FRAME 002 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

appeared urst in 2 of 5
cases.
3. 14b ( (1) - The area near the initial observation point lit up; (2) -
0 - 45° elevation, 270° azimuth (approximate); (3) - same as item
(2); (4) - Objects #1 and #2 appeared ahead of and disappeared to
the left of observer. Object #3 appeared ahead of and above the
instantaneously; (6) - less than one minute.
cable.
6. 14e - on highway #15 (east etween highway 32 and Larimore
Road in a 3 - 5 mile area.
7. 14f (1) - Civilian) Kloten, N. Dak.,
employee of Northwood Hospital, Northwood, N. Dak., unknown;
(not applicable.
8. 14g - unknown. 8. 14g - unknown.
9. 14h -unknown. 9. 14h - unknown.
11.14j - unknown.
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FRAME 003 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

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12. 14k - Capt. Earl C. Ruby, Jr. 319 Bomb Wing (SAC) Intelligence
Division Investigation continuing.
13. 141 - unknown.
FOR THE ANDER
JOSEPH E. ZAINEY, MajOr, USAF 1 Atch:
Director of Information Ltr, Mrs 12 Dec 66
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FRAME 004 / 005paddle-gpu-200dpi

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