Project 10073 Record Card: Fargo, North Dakota Sighting, 7 May 1957

This document is a Project 10073 Record Card detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting reported in Fargo, North Dakota, on May 7, 1957. The witness, a 16-year-old high school student residing at the Station AC Trailer Court, reported observing a single, round, white object that appeared to be the size of a star at arm's length. The observation lasted for approximately ten minutes. According to the report, the object moved in a wavering path, traveling from an azimuth of 030 degrees to 315 degrees before disappearing at the horizon. The weather conditions at the time were described as a light solid overcast with light thundershowers. The report was submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2 to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that the sighting was likely caused by an aircraft, noting that the description, duration, and flight path were consistent with such an explanation. The field operations and training officer provided no additional comments regarding the incident.