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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  30 November 1957 | 17 Mi S of Minot, North Dako | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 30/1020Z | 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 Military | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE ☐ Other most false target ☐ Insufficien…

30 Nov 57 14 51
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44X2a
CRE

RB267
SQF295 YDA299 XYA173 XDD271EGUA236
PP RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJWPGU 3H
P 321212Z
FM COMDR 786TH ACWRON
TO RJWPGU/ COMDR 29TH ADIV
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELL CENTER
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELL HDQ USAF
RJEDDNXCOMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB
BT
UNCLASSIFIED/FROM 786TH OPERATIONS
UFOB

1. (A) VISUAL PRESENTATION ON HRI FPS-6
(B) N/A
(C) N/A
(D) ONE
(E) N/A
(F) ONE INCH BLIP ON HRI

(G) N/A

(H) N/A

e. Inclosure #5: There are several unusual things about this reported UFOB sighting. First, the equipment was evidently under control of maintenance personnel at the time of sighting. This could mean that the radar equipment was not in perfect adjustment, or some sort of target simulator or other special equipment was being used in connection with the maintenance operation. (There is no mention of this in the report, however.) Also, the report gives no indication of any attempt to rotate the antenna to a new bearing to determine whether the signal originated inside the equipm…

3. (A) GROUND ELECTRONIC HRI (FPS-6
(B) N/A
(C) N/A

4. (A) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTINV
(A) 1020Z 30 NOV 57
(B) NIGHT

5. (A) 17 MILES SOUTH OF MINOT N.D. 786TH ACW SQ.
6. (A) N/A
(B) A/2C CHARLES A, WAGNER. 786TH ACW SQ. RADAR MAINTENANCE FIVE
(5) MONTH EXPERIENCE.
7. N/A
8. NEGATIVE

PAGE THREE RJWPGU 3H
9. N/A
10. NONE
11. SENIOR DIRECTOR, 786TH ACW SQ, POSSIBILITY OF INTERFERENCE
ON SCOPE WAS CHECKED WITH RADAR MAINTENANCE, NEGATIVE INTERFERENCE.
12. N/A
BT
30/1151Z NOV RJWPGU
AFGIN - A E L Comments / Conclusions:

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