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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  7 December 1957 | 4 Mi N of Bowbells, N.D. | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 07/1350Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ 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 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE E to W ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for…

Adm 8D at 1930Z 7/1350Z
1 Witness 4 Mi N of Bowhells, ND 1Z
4 Dec 57
POSS DEC 7 1928 '57
3 Dec 57 0813

NNNN
RA090
SQE123 YDA145 XYA204 XDD095GUA040
PP RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJWPGU 1H
P 070940Z
FM COMDR 786TH ACWRON
TO RJEDDN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB
RJWPGU/COMDR 29TH ADIV MAFB
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELL CENTER WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HEADQUARTERS USAF
BT
UNCL 786TH OPERATIONS

UFOB

(1) DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT (S):
(A) ROUND AND CONE SHAPED IN FRONT
(B) BASEBALL
(C) SILVER
(D) ONE
(E) N/A
(F) N/A
(G) LONG STREAKS OF FIRE OUT OF BACK

This suggests a jet
pipe, hence
a receipt

End Up
Conditions
(880)

PAGE TWO RJWPGU 1H
(H) NONE
(I) NEGATIVE

(2) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT(S):
(A) NEGATIVE
(B) THIRTY DEGREES {elevations
(C) NEGATIVE {estimates
(D) LEVEL FLIGHT PARALLEL TO EARTHS SURFACE EAST TO WEST
(E) NEGATIVE
(F) EIGHT SECONDS

(3) MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(A) GROUND-VISUAL
(B) NONE
(C) N/A

(A) 07/1350Z 135-0-6=0750 load
(B) DAWN — NOTE

(5) LOCATION OF OBSERVER(S) FOUR MILES NORTH OF BOWBELLS, NORTH DAKOTA.
(6) IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OF ALL OBSERVER(S)

PAGE THREE RJWPCU 1H

(A) CIVILIAN
(B) N/A

(7) WEATHER AND WINDS-ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING.
(A) CLEAR? apparently not so,
(B) WINDS-ALOFT FORCAST FOR FKCD AREA FROM 29TH AIR DIVISION
WHW
6000-301/30/-3
WHW
10000-280/35/-12
WHW
16000-290/35/-24
WHW
20000-290/45/-34
WHW
30000-290/75/-54
WHW
50000-300/55/-59
Snow
Shorener
a few
minutes
later

(C) NEGATIVE — Ceiling?
(D) NEGATIVE — Visibility?
(E) NEGATIVE — Cl…

(F) NEGATIVE (If it snowed ten minutes after the sighting, there must have been a fairly low ceiling and 10/12 cloud coverage.

PAGE FOUR RJWPGU 1H NOTE: - SNOW SHOWERS TEN MINUTES LATER.

(8) SNOW SHOWERS IN AREA AT 0800
(9) N/A
(19) NEGATIVE
(11) SENIOR DIRECTOR ON DUTY AT TIME THINKS IT WAS AN ILLUSION
DUE TO NEWSPAPER COMMENTS ON SATELLITE RE-ENTERING THEATMOSPHERE.
(12) NEGATIVE
BT
07/1800Z DEC RJWPGU

No reports (Rader, GOC, flights, ground showers, etc.) from that area on another column.
On basis of above, I'll like for - Freely starts of
(Although meteors can be en-marked)