Harlowtown, Mont, August 1954August 1954

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Summary

On the night of August 17, 1954, a bright object was reported near Harlowtown, Montana. The main witness was a local medical doctor, along with several other witnesses described as reliable.

The object looked like a large, bright star. It moved very slowly and seemed to disappear and reappear in a different position. It changed colors often but kept a glowing orange rim. The doctor watched it visually and then through a 20 power spotting scope. It was seen at about 30 degrees above the horizon. The sky was clear with some scattered clouds. The object was watched for about an hour before it gradually faded out. There was no physical evidence.

The Air Force record listed the conclusion as astronomical, with a note that the description fit the planet Mars. The case was filed as part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Harlowtown, Mont, August 1954

Date of incident

August 1954

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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i.
: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
E 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
fi ¢ ; s O Was Balloon
] 17 August 1954 Harlowtown, Mont O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP E TYPE OF OBSERVATION ER BEL
i teed — — oo A Grougd-Xisual 0 Ground-Radar a Ea erots
i 3 «J ALJ i i
GMT 18/06302 | O AirVisual D Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aireroft
; BL PROYOIE =o = a nes rl BOURGES O Was Astronomical [L105
O Yes 3- Probobly Astronomical
] Ne Civ (MD) O Possibly Astronomical
i 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS i 7. COURSE BO hey ashi ee ead hi RE
i 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
1 hy 3 | 0 Unknown
; 10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ele
Star like, moving slowly. Changed colors, Position not Reportzd, Mars fits i
i glowing orange rim. description, [
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28959333