10 Mi NE of Blaisdell, N.D., March 1957March 1957

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Summary

On March 1, 1957, a witness near Blaisdell, North Dakota reported seeing an object approximately 5 feet long and bluish-brown in color traveling north in level flight about 100 feet above the ground. The sighting duration was not given. One object was observed. Investigators considered the witness a mental patient and deemed this the source of the report. The Air Force evaluation was listed as unknown.

Reported location

10 Mi NE of Blaisdell, N.D., March 1957

Date of incident

March 1957

State / country

? / XX

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 27

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
March 1957

3. DATE/TIME GROUP
Local
[illegible] Zivan

5. PHOTOS
O Yes
B No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
[illegible] given

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Object approximately 5 feet long and bluish-brown in color, traveling North in level flight approximately 100 feet off the ground.

2. LOCATION
10 Mi NE of Blaisdell, N.D.

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X Ground-Visual
O Air-Visual
O Ground-Radar
O Air-Intercept Radar

6. SOURCE
Civilian

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
One

9. COURSE
North

12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balloon
O Probably Balloon
O Possibly Balloon
O Was Aircraft
O Probably Aircraft
O Possibly Aircraft
O Was Astronomical
O Probably Astronomical
O Possibly Astronomical
X Other[illegible] Rpt.
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
O Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Witness mental patient. Investigators considered source as unreli[able] witness.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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