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5 Mi E Of Minot, North Dakota, August 1958

Date of account
1958-08
Location
5 Mi E Of Minot, North Dakota
Source
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Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon 18 August 1958 5 Mi E of Minot, North DakdeaProbably Bolloon OATE-TIME GROUP Possi bly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION Local XGround-Visual DGround-Rodor Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircraft GMT 19/0338Z Air-lntercept Radar 口 -MOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYs 口 Probably Astronomicol NNo Civilian Possibly Astronomical LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other- 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 10mins 口 Unknown one SSE BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Rnd, white & glowing obj, size Possibly SAC bombers in refuel- :silver doliar, had orange glow ing pattern, which were in area hen ln a turn, very high w/level at the time. :light gradualiy to SSE. FORM 3(REV 26SEP 52)

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