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S of Bismark, North Dakota, October 1957

Date of account
1957-10
Location
S of Bismark, North Dakota
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12..CONCLUSIONS KXWos Balloon 25 0ctober 1957 S of Bismark, North Dakota 口 Probably Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Possi bly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION .Local、 1815 XXGroundVisual DGround-Rodar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aireraft GMT_26/0015Z AiVi suel Air-Intercept Rodar 口 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical O'Y. 口 Probably Astronomicol Civilian -Goc 口 Possibly Astronomical XCXNo 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION S.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor- 口 Insufficiont Dote fer Evaluation 口 Unknown 20 minutes one South 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS A pencil shaped object the size of The Bismark Aws launched a a basketball,red,was sighted mov- balloon at 0oooz, which was, ing fast and climbing slowly. no doubt, the object sighted. ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26SEP 52)

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