PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION CO NCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 5 SeQte mber 1957 Wa les Nort h Dakota Probably Balloon 3. OATe.TIM! GROUP .C. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon 0 Was A ircraft }I1JC Ground. Vi aual 0 Ground-Radar Probably Aircroft 0 AI,. Vi.ual 0 A i r-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft lXX Wos Astronomical l\!e teor Probably Astronomical Civil i a n 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENGTH O ... OBSERVATIOH a. HUMBER 0,. OBJECTS 9. COURSE 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluatio n 0 Unlcnawn BRIEP SUMMARY Oft SIGHTING to senator requesting in f o r - eply indicate s tha t obj or o .b j s on on s i ghting . we r e me t eors . ATJC PORM 329 (REV 26 SI'!P 52) SAFIS-3/MaJ T.acker/c~-/73328/8 Nov 1957 8 November 1957 Ine~a.ed berevi th are corze.spcmdence and/ or neva cl ippinga reportins an Un1d.entU1ed P'ly1.Jla Object near Wales, North Dakota, Requeat ATIC t'Urniah this ottice an analyaia or evaluation o~ this reported s1gbt1D8 tor snbndaaion to Senator I anger. 2 Inc.loeurea l. correspondence 2. neva clippings Aas:iataDt Adjutant Air Technical Intelligence Center 'Wrigbt-PattezSOD Air Force B-ee Sincerely, LAWREICB J. TACKER MaJor, USAP Evtcut.1 ve O:t't1cer Public In~wnat1on D1 vision Oft1ce o~ Information Services SA?IS-3 -comeback copy C SAFI S - 1 -reading copy SAFLL-1/:aj Van DJk/bbc/ 78692/ 12 i:ov 57 ?S:rALUIDUM FOR 'm& sreR...""T.\..~ OF DSF'~.S3 Al'm4TI011: OASD ( PA) ~uaJ~s Cow~ esa1cn&l. InquiJ7 1. raf'erenee ycnrr ot lf' Octobr 1?57 roque3ti:1e inrotnat.ioa oa vhi4h to bt;se a ro?l-7 t.o ..:eznt.or LJ.nger in beb1J f or ~r. eancerni.ng ~ al.oht.in~ o f urdt!e."ltli'"!od n;r~ ob in the via-!n i t.y of :1.31es, .:wt.h Ja.:<ot.. 2 . 'lbt fol.lowing infazomtion i:l uumlt.t.od aa a. ~posed reJ'll7 to ~ l.)ngel'' "I rarer to ~ i.~ ir1 '!)emlf' ot l r . a~ z.at.tAr haa been re1"er1sd tn.> the .Ur T<:Joi" .. "li.!:al Intau-tsenoe :Mlt.er for~ am. ova.l\.Ut.i.on. .\3 neon aa a report. h..u ~ ~-ei vad you will be prompt.q noc..U'ied. "I .:w i:l~Jlooi.::J,g t he l.:ltast Ai:-for ; e C'~et. Sheet co~ the ,UJ" .:~arce'D J.'en Y<nr ~t.ui.Y o Cnidenti.flod :~'VJ Cbjeot.a.n J. ~t 'that ~1 1 Congreasiona.l inqu.i.-ias per t.aini."'l3 to Air ~orce r.at.t.a s be r~ t o this Dirootorate for ~ing. JOZ ~1. !\tillJ' . I :ajor Censral., US.\11 Direetor leg:13l..ilt.i ve 1..1.\ i son lt~loew a 1 I J/R: P.acd SA.FLL-1 / 9 nov ' !C!oo prop:l/!'wded lnsed on r / s rr S..\Fn-J dt.d 8 iJov =>f.aj Tacke r l X"'bt11t to Jvrr cnpresaion ot i:ltalest. :l.u behal.t o! !-l-. ..-.ot t.be tlni~e:z :sit;r ot Ucrtob na~ta .....mo :req.JeSted ilQ taXPlmnt.iOll or an 1midenti t'iell aerial object otacovad in the ri.c1nit7 o1 -.:.,J e:s., ~:ort.b Ja:<Dt.a., Ol\ t.be ~in:; o.1 5 3eptosrbu:-1?5~' .'Lll ana.l:1:11s ot t.he si7ht.i.nP::J in:Ue.a.t.AO th:lt. tho obj eJt. nn:!oobt...il7 ~o Ni"anel to i.'"l aoint.i!ie t.~::tL."10loe:7. .\ r~ h~ve ~ t.hi.s :,~..u-, u-~ m t. apect-4cu i. u-bci:l~ t.he ~i.Goti.'l~ roo l.ll :l!:'-.::::-~ ~l Paa .~::..aric.l.ll . .arl'.i .\.!rva.~, i.."'Y~:.c>ra.t.Wl, o vcz t.ho .\~lat~"i" on I 3J-,b .:l.-xi tt-.D roeent. Zir9btll OOll"Jr"f'i i.'"l lo-..:r 'tlle8t.-:v.'l o~!.e1 o..'l 10 ::~t.ober. l t. i3 :Jigni fiu..,t. to ?Oi."lt. out. t.'vlt th.t br.Ltf ri~cri:?tion of t~ o:>j()(:t. z i"NNB iD the Jlij)p~ :lllbrrd.tt..ed UJ . ~. is B~lil\ aioi);.r to \.::a~ t."iVC ~ tho .~-~ i."l t.he C'Utt o! tho :li'ol"#.H"Wltd.onoo .i.~enta . \ c!C:Jcripf-ion of r1r~bll hs ;;!YBn b7 a. l.~l!-.mown a:~t.ro!lh:nioia~ !":.'1.7 bcs , , '-.1 dteotanter t r! t-.n ':>UC~ .Jn obJect. i.'J 1:1 <.s..d ... ~owl,j ra...-e Ot~;;urrtanc:e. ::oc01"'1<1 in:ii::at.e t hat. thfl :13Jcrit.7 of "')~;>la <lU!'er trc. orctinU""}' ~t'Aor~t in t.!~t t.hiJj U""J ,& ;r Mlleh br-ehtar (~t.iDS3 t.r3nll!orr:ci ~ night i:lt.o ~ou;x>l"'-U7 day) ,~,o'1J ~ppaa li:<e .1 ~i.W!l 'lAre hurtl..ing ~ t~e tr.:oe!li'A11 e, and i n t~at they ?!J1 &bt to ~h leMer lnel :. i.'l .. ;1f'l . -Prec!.ora:1na.:lt.l7 l:tdsho-whit.e in col.cr, 'thtJeo o~.'t.e.A ila'ft ON.ns, ;rallilN a.rri ~h tJ.nt.:a i:l~r:d.xoo. :. ~1 'de 1a es Ml1o:2117 a r:nse of atteo:r,;,o J..Ut.frLv that. !~.:nit.es :Oi u osv~:h i'riat.ion w!th the earth':J .J.tno~ i~ b-4~ ".ri.lihl.e .~t, he1,.~ht3 ::}!love 50 r.dl.n ~t., unJ iko a.'1 or:\1.~ 3t..oal-, '.!oes not. em 11 out. !:2 t he air bat ~entl:r ~si.9ta u .. .,t.!l it. aa:ahos t.o e-e....rt.h ~1.1e~7 or :>Ot.let~ i..'l ;Uee '~. .., -ti. to:~ \.'tt;ro~13!o!.'1 C!:xurrv:1t.orj, co:lai..:erl!r! --:-:owl a-! ~'lb.l3 r:c=-~Y.>ri~ ..:'ield, 1/rPo :or.1':!.1"'.7.ed our f inlir.t?S .tot.tw to .!onorable ;i1.Jlh:a Inng~ (:;ant.) \ttacbad :b a cow ot the l&tat. D&i3rtr;wnt. o! !?.e!enoo r!'Uoa.se rog.vd.ing the ~Ur ?oroet., work i:l tho field o! unident.if'ied aaritbl You be ae1und that. the Air Force vill conti:me to :J'~"d3' .tllbl];Jae an1 ,..., to the publia the tull !aet.a on tbi~ !lu.i>~t. . :ii.l'l.at~Nl;r ~un,