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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE -7 February, 1960 | 2. LOCATION McHenry, North Dakota | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 08/0320Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION one minute | 8. NUMBER OF…

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TELEPHONES
TO C/O
NO. 71242
TIME 0911Z
DATE 0911Z
TIME 1212Z

1.
2.4EZ (UFO)
3.
4.4XLW

RA328 1940 FEB 8 09 07

KOCZCSCC662ZCAFA372

PP RJEDSC

DE RJEDAF 1

P 283455Z

FM GFADE

TO RJWFAL/ADC ENT AFB

RJWZGU/29TH ADIV

RJEDSC/AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB

RJEZHO/HG USAF

RJEZHO/SECRETARY SAFIS

BT

UNCLAS UFO REPORT

A DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT

1. LOOKED LIKE A ROMAN CANDLE

2. UNABLE TO GIVE SIZE OR SHAPE

3. BLUE

4. ONE

5. NONE

6. NONE

7. BLUE FLAME TRAILING OBJECT

8. SOUND, UNDETERMINED

9. NONE

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B DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT

1. …

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B DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
1. MOVING LIGHT IN SKY
2. TRAVELING STRAIGHT ACROSS SKY.
3.4.5. PASSED VERTICALLY OVER CAR
6. VISIBLE APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE

C MANNER OF OBSERVATION
1. GROUND-VISUAL
2. NONE
3. N/A

D TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
1. 08/0320Z
2. NIGHT

E LOCATION OF OBSERVER
SEEN VISIBLY FROM A CAR HEADING IN THE DIRECTION OF WEST SOUTHWEST
EIGHT MILES NORTHWEST OF MCHENRT, NO. DAK. ON HIWAY 15

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F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS
1. REPORTED BY FARMER TELE ADDRESS
UNKNOWN MCHENRY, NO. DAK. WITENESS BY AND
NO.DAK. ON HIWAY 15

G WEATH…

SEEN VISIBLY FROM A CAR READING IN THE DIRECTION OF WEST SOUTHWEST EIGHT MILES NORTHWEST OF MCHENRT, NO. DAK. ON HIWAY 15

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F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERS
1. REPORTED BY , FARMER ADDRESS UNKNOWN MCHENRY, NO. DAK. WITENESS BY AND , NO.DAK. ON HIWAY 15

G WEATHER AND WIND ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
1. CLOUDS SCATTERED, VISIBILITY 10 MILES WINDS 25-30 MPH
2. SURFACE WINDS 230/20, 6000FT 290/45 2DEGREES , 10000FT 280/60-5 DEGREE'S 16000FT 280/60-14 DEGREE'S 20000FT 270/70-23 , 30000FT 260/100-45 DEGREE'S 50000FT 280/25-54 DEGREE'S, 80000FT NO RPT.
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UFO ANALYSIS SHEET

Location: McHenry, N.D.

Date: 8 Feb 60    Hour (Z): 0320

WX Scattered clouds - vis 10 miles.

Description: Looked like a Roman candle - could blue line and shape not reported. - Blue flame trailed object. - No sound reported - 1s sight approximately one minute. - Seen from ground -

Direction of Motion: Direction not reported - Traveled straight across sky

Satellite: (AFCIN-4F3, Phone 69219) Checked and ruled out.

Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc): Definite high rate of motion rules out planets and stars.

Radar Analysis (AFCIN-4E1): N/A.

Natural Phen…

would take them out of sight of the witnesses in approximately one minute. It is possible that the sound of the automobile motor (and the fact that the witnesses probably had the windows closed this time of year in N.D.) would prevent hearing the aircraft. It is concluded that the object of this sighting was probably an aircraft.

Erwin