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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  5 November 1957 | Towner, North Dakota | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 06/0112Z | 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 Venus ☑ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not given | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE west  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Sa…

5
Multi
P120
(V.203)
56
Nov 6 06 27 '57

14263
XPA377 YDB375 XYA392 XDB353GUA316
PP RJEDEN RJWPGU RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJWPGU 1H
P 3631127
FM COMDR 786TH ACWRON
TO RJEDEN/COMDR AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFB
RJWPGU/COMMANDER 29TH ADIV. DEF
RJEDWP/COMMANDER AIR TECHNICAL INTELL CENTER
RJEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELL. HDQ USAF
BT
UNCLASS FROM 786TH OPERATIONS
UFOB

1. (A) SAUCER
(B) BASKETBALL
(C) REDDISH AT FIRST-RED AND BLUE LATER
(D) 1 ( ONE )
(E) N/A
(F) NONE
(G) NONE
(H) NONE
(I) VERY HIGH SPEED

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4-4X2a
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A. (A) VERY BRIGHT LIGHT
(B) VERY HIGH IN THE SOUTHWEST
(C) LOW ON THE HORIZON IN THE WEST
(D) FROM SOUTH WEST TO WEST DECREASING IN ALTITUDE
(E) FADED WITH INCREASING DISTANCE
How long was object in sight?

A. (A) GROUND-VISUAL
(B) NONE
(C) N/A

A. (A) 0112Z, 6 NOVEMBER 1957 0112Z-6 = 1917 This time is in error!
(B) NIGHT

A. (A) FKED 3522 TOWER, N.D.

A. (A) [REDACTED] N.D.
B. [REDACTED] N.D.
C. [REDACTED] STATION OPERATOR, (GAS)

everything has, except for the reported time of sighting, is descriptive of Venus.

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(A) CLEAR

(B) SURFACE, SW12
5,000-200/30 30,000-350/25
10,000-270/25 35,000-360/50
15,000-300/20 40,000-340/55
20,000-310/20 45,000-320/30
25,000-320/20 50,000-320/30

(C) UNLIMITED

(D) UNLIMITED

(E) CLEAR

(F) NONE

1. (A) NONE
2. (A) NONE
3. (A) NONE
4. (A) 1/LT., DIRECTOR ON DUTY AT TIME OF REPBRT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
MISSION EARTH SATELLITE CAUSE OF SIGHTING UNKNOWN
5. (A) NONE

/0450Z NOV RJWPGU