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Case FileNARA NAID 28987742 · T1206 Roll 38

Project Blue Book Case File

20 mi W of Williston, North DakotaJuly 1960

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from 20 mi W of Williston, North Dakota in July 1960. The full case file (5 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 38.

Reported location

20 mi W of Williston, North Dakota

Date of incident

July 1960

State / country

ND / US

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 38

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5
Transcribed text
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD |
1. DATE | 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS - us
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11 Jul 60 20 mi W of Williston, North Dak Prstiaily Balloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ww. CHewwy weneen |
O Was Aicraft |
omT___12/05052 O Ale Visvel O Air-Intereopt Rader |O Possibly Aireroft
S. PHOTOS . O Was Astronomicol :
0 Yes : O Probably Astronomical
 @ Ne Civilian ; O Possibly Astronomicol |
7. LENGTH OF. OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE orherCODflic
O Insufficient Dato for Eveluation
15 min four SW O Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Four objects, two large and two small, forma- |Report categorized as contradictory |
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cult to ascertain. Objects were motionless when “& =: <¢r = cco Arce Ac HE TTTES |
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28987742

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