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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 5 September 1957 | 2. LOCATION Wales, North Dakota | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local evening GMT | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☑ Was Astronomical Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS - - - | 9. COURSE - - -  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF S…

SAFIS-3/Maj Tacker/c, /73328/8 Nov 1957

8 November 1957

Dear Captain [redacted]:

Inclosed herewith are correspondence and/or news clippings reporting an Unidentified Flying Object near Wales, North Dakota, in September 1957.

Request ATIC furnish this office an analysis or evaluation of this reported sighting for submission to Senator Langer.

Sincerely,

LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF
Executive Officer
Public Information Division
Office of Information Services

2 Inclosures
1. correspondence
2. news clippings

Captain [redacted]
Assistant Adjutant
Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-P…

SAFLL-1/Maj Van Dyk/bbc/78692/12 Nov 57
SAFLL-
12 NOV 1957
V. File

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
ATTENTION: OASD (PA)

SUBJECT: Congressional Inquiry

1. Reference your memorandum of 18 October 1957 requesting information on which to base a reply to Senator Langer in behalf of Mr. [redacted] concerning a sighting of unidentified flying objects in the vicinity of Wales, North Dakota.

2. The following information is submitted as a proposed reply to Senator Langer:

"I refer to your inquiry in behalf of Mr. [redacted] of Grand Forks, North Dakota.

"This matter has been referred to th…

5 Sept
SAFLL-1/Maj Kelley f/Maj Van Dyk/mkf/78692/6 Dec 57
SAFLL -
11 DEC 1957

Dear Senator Langer:

I refer to your expression of interest in behalf of Mr. [redacted] of the University of North Dakota, who requested an explanation of an unidentified aerial object observed in the vicinity of Wales, North Dakota, on the evening of 5 September 1957.

An analysis of the sightings indicates that the object undoubtedly was a seldom seen phenomenon called a "fireball", or "bolide", as they are referred to in scientific terminology. A number have been seen this year, the most spectacular being the s…

Letter to Honorable William Langer (Cont)

Attached is a copy of the latest Department of Defense release regarding the Air Force's work in the field of unidentified aerial phenomena.

You may be assured that the Air Force will continue to study, analyze and present to the public the full facts on this subject.

Sincerely yours,

Signed

JOE W. KELLY
Major General, USAF
Director, Legislative Liaison

Inclosure

1. Memorandum to: William Langer
United States Senate

MR:
Case received by BS from Maj Tasker/SAFIS-3/to Major Van Dyk/dd 4 Dec 57. on 21 Nov Maj Tasker received case with suggested re…