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Multiple Sighting PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  9 Sep 60 | Fargo & Grand Forks, North Dakota | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 10/0150Z | 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 and Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical Meteor ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 2-3 sec | 8. NUMBER OF OBJE…

5. N/A 6. NONE 7. NONE 8. NONE 9. NONE
PARA. B. 1. BRIGHTNESS AGAINST DARK SKY. 2. 15 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON AT AZIMUTH 80 DEGREES. 3. BELOW HORIZON AT 70 DEGREES. 4. HEADING 90 DEGREES DESCENDING RAPIDLY. 5. DROPPED BELOW HORIZON. 6. TWO TO THREE SECONDS.

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PARA. C. 1. GROUND VISUAL. 2. NONE. 3. SAME SIGHTING BY NUMEROUS CIVIL AIRCRAFT.
PARA. D. 1. 10/0150Z 2. NIGHT.
PARA. E. 1. 4755N 9702W GRAND FORMS N.D.
2. 4654N 9649W, FARGO, N. D.
PARA. F. 1. CIVILIAN: [REDACTED], AGE 40, CS/T FAA, HECTOR AIRPORT, FARGO, N.D. TRAFFIC CONTROLLER, EXCELLENT RELIABILITY. 2. [REDACTED], T/SGT…

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RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH D C
RJEZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE WASH D C
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UNCLASS GFODC 423. ATTN AFCIN-1-3-1 HQ USAF SAFIS SECRETARY OF
THE AIR FORCE AFWIC-4A WRIGHT PATTERSON NOIN MALMSTROM

PARA. K. CAPT. CHARLES L. BURCH, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, GRAND

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FORMS ADS, GRAND FORMS AFB, N.D. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS OF THIS OBSERVATION INDICATES THE SIGHTING WAS PROBABLY AN UNUSUALLY LARGE METEORITE OR SIMILAR ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMEN, HOWEVER, THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT THE SIGHTED OBJECT MAY SUBSEQUENTLY BE IDENTIFIED AS A MOON DUST SIGHTING. IN ADDITION TO THE OBSERVERS NOTED IN THIS REPORT, NUMEROUS UNIDENTIFIED PERSONS ALLEGED TO HAVE SEEN THIS OBJECT FROM THE GROUND. VARIOUS CIVIL AIRCRAFT LANDING AT HACTOR AIRPORT, FARGO, N.D., REPORTED SEEING THIS OBJECT AT VARIOUS…