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|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  25 October 1957 | S of Bismark, North Dakota | ☑ Yes Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1815 GMT 26/0015Z | 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 - GOC | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 20 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE South ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Da…

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28 Oct 57 0834
Oct 26 0825 '57

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2
3
4 E4
44X20
CNE

RE073
WPE067 YDD079 XYD087 XDFO69GUA025
PP RJWPGU RJEDDN RJEDWP RJEPHQ
DE RJWPGU 1H
P 260500Z
FM COMDR 786 ACWRON MINOT AFS NDAK
TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
RJWPGU/COMDR 29 ADIV DEF MAFB MONT
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR INTEL CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/DIR OF INTEL HQ USAF WASH 25 D C
BT

UNCLAS 786 OPS
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT REPORT

1. A PENCIL SHAPED
B. BASKETBALL, AT LEAST
C. FLAME RED, TURNING TO BLACK
D. 1
E. N/A
F. NONE
E. FLAME FROM ONE END, AS IN A GAS FLARE.
H. NONE

PAGE TWO RJWPGU 1H
I. HAD TURNED BLACK WHEN LAST SIGHTED

2. A RED COLOR
B. AZIMUTH NOT REPORTED; SOUTH OF OBSERVER
C. SAME AS ABOVE
D. SOUTHERLY HEADING, MOVING FAST, CLIMBING SLOWLY.
E. TURNED BLACK AND DISAPPEARED.
F. 20 MINUTES

3. A GROUND VISUAL
B. NONE
C. N/A
0015-6 = 1815 local

4. A 0015Z 26 OCT 57
B DUSH

5. GEOREF: FK EB 1234

6. FT. RICE, NORTH DAKOTA SERVICE

ACE-33

7. A SCATTERED CLOUDS ABOUT 1000-1500 FEET. WIND NNW 8 KNOTS, TEMP. 17 DEGREES F.
B SURFACE-NW 8K. 30,000--020/45

PAGE THREE RJWPGU 1H
6000---020/16 50,000--030/45
10,000-020/31 80,000--NEGATIVE
16,000-020/20
20,000-020/20

C NONE
D 15 MILES
E 2/10
F NONE

8. NONE

9. NONE

10. NONE

11. 1/LT., DIRECTOR ON DUTY AT TIME OF REPORT. THIS OBJECT SIGHTED BY TWO PEOPLE, THE LADY BEING ON DUTY AS A GOC OBSERVER. THEY ESTIMATED THE OBJECT TO BE 14 FEET THICK AND 1/4 MILE LONG. DISMARCK AWS LAUNCHED A WEATHER BALLOON (STANDARD SIZE) AT APPROXIMATELY 00007, WHICH MIGHT CONCIEVABLY ACCOUNT FOR T…