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HUYGE, M.E. A/2C PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 7 Jul 60 | 2. LOCATION Minot, North Dakota | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 08/0610Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redor ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Redor | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Military | ☑ Was Astronomical Vega ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 hrs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE circled ☐ Other ☐ Insu…

FILED
1960 JUL 9 07 09
A
14E26
2
3
4 YX2A

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RATSS
KZCSCB875ZC0YB841
PP RJEDSQ
DE RJWZGUS 6
P 082124Z
FM COMDR 786 ACWRON MINOT AFS
TO RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INT CENTER PATTERSON AFB
INFO RJWFAL/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB
RJWZGU/COMDR 29 ADIV MALMSTROM AFB
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF
RJWZHQ/SECRETARY OF THE AF
BT
UNCLAS FROM OPS 0679. FOR OIN.
LAW AFR 200-2, PAR 13, 14, 15, THE FOL UFO REPT IS SUBMTD FM THIS
STA.

A. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT(S):
(1) ROUND
(2) APPROXIMATELY ONE-EIGHTH INCH ROUND, LARGER THAN ANY STAR
IN SIGHT AT THE TIME, ABOUT THE SIZE OF A PEA HELD AT ARM'S
LENGTH.
(3) VERY BRIGHT, U…

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(4) ONE
(5) NONE
(6) TOMERNIELE FEATURES
(7) NONE
(8) NONE
(9) NONE OTHER THAN THE FLICKERING LIGHTS

B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT(S):
(1) IT APPEARED TO BE SLOWLY DRIFTING AS IT CIRCLED THE CITY IN A CLOCK-WISE DIRECTION.
(2) VERTICALLY OVERHEAD-75 TO 85DEGREE ELEVATION
(3) IT REMAINED FOR HOURS, THEN DISAPPEARED AS DAYLIGHT CAME
(4) THE FLIGHT PATH WAS STEADY AS IT SLOWLY CIRCLED THE CITY
(5) THE FLICKERING SEEMED TO DIE DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 0800Z; THE OBJECT DISAPPEARED AS DAYLIGHT APPROACHED AT 0930Z.
(6) APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS

C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(1) GROUN…

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(1) 0610Z - 8 JUL 60
(2) VERY CLEAR NIGHT

E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER(S):
(1) WITHIN THE CITY OF MINOT - 48 DEGREES 13 MIN. N; 101 DEGREES 18 MIN

F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER(S)
(1) NONE
(2) A/2C HUYGE, M.E., 32FTR GRP, MINOT AFB
BASE OPERATIONS - FAIRLY RELIABLE

G. WEATHER AND WINDS - ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTINGS:
(1) CLEAR SKY, NO WINDS, WARM NIGHT, 0600Z WX-C70/56
PRESSURE 141 S-2
(2) FKFC 0600Z 8JUL60 6,000-0/0; 10,000-0/0;
16,000-LIGHT AND VARIABLE; 20,000-260/15; 30,000-250/15;
50,000-310/10; 80,000-N/A.
(3) NONE
(4) 15
(5) NONE
(6) NONE
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H. NONE

I. NO INTERCEPTOR ACTION SINCE NO RADAR CONTACTS WERE MADE

J. VERY HIGH - NO BALLOON RELEASES KNOWN TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS

K. UPON RECEIVING THE PHONE CALL FROM AIRMAN HUYGE AT 0610Z, THE FOL ACTION WAS INITIATED BY ME IN INVESTIGATING THE SIGHTING: INCREASED RADAR SURVEILLANCE OVER THE AREA IN QUESTION BY OUR SITE AS WELL AS THE TWO ADJACENT RADAR SITES; PHONE CALLS TO MINOT AFB, MINOT FAA, MINNEAPOLIS ARTC, WINNIPEG ARTC, 29AIR DIVISION. IN THE MEANTIME, OBSERVERS WERE PLACED OUTSIDE IN AN EFFORT TO SIGHT THE OBJECT. NO CONTACTS WERE MADE ON THE RADAR. NO EXPLANATI…

JOINT MESSAGEFORM
SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
29D
13 18174
09
10 09

|  PRECEDENCE | TYPE MSG (Check) | ACCOUNTING SYMBOL | ORIG. OR REFERS TO | CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  ACTION ROUTINE | BOOK MULTI SINGLE | AF | OPS 0679 | UNCLAS  |

FROM:
ATIC, W-P AFB
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

TO:
MINOT AF STN, NDAK
Ret. 2-9-45

/UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E2 7-2147-E

ATTN 786 ACWRON, YOUR UNCLAS MSG OPS 0679, DTD 8 JULY 60, RPTG THE SIGHTING OF AN UFO IN THE MINOT, N. D. AREA. THE OBJ WAS RPTD TO HAVE BEEN OBSERVED F…

1960 JUL 15 21 36

RB135

SQF628ZCQYC419

RR RJEDSQ

DE RJWZGUS 1

R 151653Z

FM COMDR 786TH ACWRON MINOT AFS

TO COMDR WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB

BT

UNCLAS FROM OPS 3692. FOR ATIC.

REF YOUR MESSAGE AFCIN 4E2 7-2147-E. SUBJECT UFO WAS MOVING HORIZONTALLY. ELEVATION AND AZMUTH OF OBJECT WHEN IT DISAPEARED IS UNKNOWN.

BT

15/2335Z JUL RJWZGUS

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1960 JUL 18 07 55
WFAFB
ADMIN. SERVICES
124E2
34x2a

UFO ANALYSIS SHEET

Location Minot, North Dakota
Date 8 July 60 Hour (Z) 0610Z
Wx Clear, vis 15 mi, winds N. & WSw at 0 to 15 knots

Description Round, size of pea at arms length, flickered from white to red to blue to white, circled city in clock-wise direction, seen at 75-80 deg elev, remained in sight for 3 hours and disapp as daylight approached, the flickering dimmed after about two hours,

Direction of Motion circled

Satellite: (AFCIN-4F3, Phone 69219) Duration excessive, and flight path is not that of a satellite

Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) Prob Astro (Vega…