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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  27 October 1957 | Minot, North Dakota | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 28/0055Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redor Rinoculars ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Redor | ☐ Was Aircraft ☑ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE NE  |
|  10.…

27 Multi 28/00552
Phoned OD at 2806147
Will pick up in A.M.
Oct 20 06 11 '57
1 2 3 4 E4 4 4X20 WB

REPPU
UPSOP YDA004 XYB007 XDA010GUA014
PP RJUPSU RJEDEM RJEDUP RJEPHQ
DE RJUPGU 1H
P 280230Z
FM COMDR 786 ACWRON MINOT AFU MDAK
TO RJEDEM/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJUPGU/COMDR 29ADIV DEF MAFB MONT
RJEDUP/COMDR AIR TECH INTEL CEN WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/BIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
BT
UNLCASS FROM OPS
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT
1. A ROUND
B HALF-JOLLAT
C WHITE
C 1. (ONE)
E N/A
F N/A
G NONE
H LOW HUM. HEARD ON AMPLIFIER WHILE OBJECT IN SIGHT. (AUDIO

PAGE TWO RJWPCU 1H
FREQUENCY AMPLIFIER, 1415 UNS-1, SERIAL NBR 579, NFG. BY HARVEY-WELLS ELECTRONIC INC.)
I VERY HIGH SPEED
2. A BRIGHT LIGHT
B VERY HIGH, IN THE SOUTHWEST
C VERY HIGH, IN THE NORTHEAST
D FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST, LEVEL FLIGHT
E FADED FROM SIGHT WITH INCREASING DISTANCE
F 2 (TWO) MINUTES
3. A GROUND-VISUAL AND GROUND ELECTRONIC. (SEE ITEM 1H.)
B BINOCULARS
C N/A
4. A 00552 28 OCT 57
5. FK DB 4314
6. A
7. A CLEAR, WITH CLOUDS IN THE WEST
The characteristics are those of a balloon. It was probably seen at a very high altitude, and the connection between the hum heard on the am…

14,000---170/18 80,000--NEGATIVE
C UNLIMITED
D UNLIMITED
E CLEAR
F NONE
8. NONE
9. NONE
10. NONE
11. 1/LT., DIRECTOR ON DUTY AT TIME OF REPORT. NIGHT HAVE BEEN
RUSSIAN EARTH SATELLITE. TRIED TO GET TIMETABLE FOR SATELLITE'S
PASSAGE, WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. CHASE OF SIGHTING UNKNOWN.
12. NONE
BT
28/0550Z OCT CJUPGU