Project 10073 Record Card — Cutbank, Montana, August 25, 1952

On August 25, 1952, at approximately 2230 hours, Robert Fagan, a Ground Observer Corps (GOC) observer stationed at the GOC Observer Post in Cutbank, Montana, observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon. Fagan, who was on duty at the time, reported seeing a single white light that appeared to be blinking. The object was observed in level flight, traveling from west to east. Fagan noted that the object was moving 'extremely fast' and that there was no visible exhaust. The observation lasted between one and a half to two minutes. During the sighting, Fagan reported that the object changed its course to the southeast, came to a stop, and then departed rapidly until it was out of sight. Fagan, who was standing outside at the time, noted that the night was clear with no wind and that there was no sound associated with the object. He was using binoculars to aid his observation. Fagan, who was 28 years old and employed as a shop foreman, was considered a reliable witness by the reporting military authorities. The incident was reported via a teletype message from the 29th Air Division at Great Falls AFB to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB. Fagan completed an observer questionnaire, in which he noted that he had seen a similar object years prior, also under clear conditions, moving from north to south. He stated that he did not know what the object was. The report includes a sketch and detailed questionnaire responses, confirming the witness's certainty regarding the timing and nature of the observation.