Ht.TmE. M. E. A/2C PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Minot, North Dakota a w L D Pre.olt 1 olln D Woe Ahcreft L-'----------- O..un .. Yiauel D Ore.,ntiR .. ., D Proltot.l, Alrcreft D AI,. Vlel D Alr-lntercettt RMer D PoaaiW, Alrcroft II Woe AattenoMicol Vega a v.. M111t D , ........ , AatreneMicol &r)' D PoaeiW1 Aatuanolcel 0 lnaufflclent Dote fer EvluotJoft 3 brs one circled a Unl.newtt 10. IRIIP SUMMARY DP stCHTINO ound obJe~t, larp~ than ~ star in sight at he t1me., about the size of a pea, very bright, '..l&ll.y 'W'hite, but .. :a3 observed -+;o flicker from .i~e to r~d to blue and back to white t a.ppeared to be slcrly drift 1ng as it circled city in 3 clock-~ise direction. Object :~appear~d a3 day:! t approachei AnC P'ORM 329 (RP.V 26 IEP 52) I 1. COMMENTS The object was probably the star Vega, a lst tude star, which was in the location reported for the UFO. The apparent llllJVement was }jrcb& bly due to war.m 3ir and foreign particles in the atmosphere. KZCSCB8752COYB841 D:: R J~IZ GUS 6 FM COMD~ 786 ACWRON MINOT AFS TO RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INT CEt!TER PATTERSOt~ AJ'B It'FO RJ~IFAL/CO!i!DR AIR DEFENSE COMft!ArJr ENT AFB . nJ:TZGU/COr1DR 29 ADIV 11ALMST~O M AFB RJ:ZZHQ/HQ USAF RJ~ZHO/SECRETARY C? THE AF C 2) APPiiCXI~:AT~LY OtJ-E!';HTH I~'CH ROUrr, LAP. R THAt\ Ar":.' STAE I~ SIGHT AT THE TIME, ABOUT THE SIZE 0F A P~A HELD AT A s. C3> VERY BRIGHT, USUALLY WHITE BUT WAS OBSERVED TO FLICKER FM WHITE TO RED TO BLUE A~lD BACK TO WHITE AGAIN, PAGE TWO RJWZGUS 5 ( 5 > TOr1ERNIELE FEATURES ( 9) KOI\ E OTHER THAI< !HZ FLICEERI r; LIGHTS :;: DESCP. IPTIC ~-OF COURSE CF OBJECT( S): C1> IT APPZARZL !8 EE SLOWLY DRiiTI~G AS IT CIRCLED THE CITY Ir A CLOC!\ -':i~ SZ DIRZCTIO~. (4) TEZ FLIG~T ?ATH WAS STEADY AS IT SLOWLY CI~CLZt THE Cin THE OBJECT D!SAFP~ARED AS ~AYLIGHT APPRCAC~ED AT ~93~2. (6) APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS c. ~IA~r~ER OF OBSERVATION: ( 1 > GROUrt-VI Sl!AL C2> ~0 OPTICAL AirS WERE AVAILABLE TO THE OBSERVER. PAG THREE RJWZGUS ~ (2) vtRy. CLEAR NIGHT LOCATION OF OBSERVER( S): . < 1> WITHIN THE CITY OF MH:OT -4S DEGREES 13 Mil\ r:; 1UDEGREES18 MIN IDENTIFYI G If\1FORMATIO!, ON OBSEP.VERC S > HUY~E, M.E., 32FTR GRP MI~:OT AFE OPERA! ICr:S-FAIR LY RELIABLE C 7) 70 D:!:GREES PAG2 FOUR RJWZGUS I NO I~TS:RCEPTOR ACTION SINCE NO RADAR COl\ TACTS ttJEP.E !1ADE J.VERY HIGH-NO BALLOOt. RELEASES KNOWN TO ACCOUKT FOR THIS K. UPON RECEIVI~G THE PHONE CALL FRON AIRMAN HUYGE AT GS10Z, THE FOL ACTIO!< ~lAS I~ITIATED BY NE I~. I~VESTIGATif\G Ti1F: S!GHTI~G: Il\CR;:ASED RADAR SURVEILLA~cE OVER THE AREA Ir! QUESTIOl~ ' BY OUR SITZ AS AS THE T~JO AtJ ACE~!T RADAR SITES; PHO~;E ':ALLS TO :~INC! A:~, ~!l\OT FAA, Mit,;:,!EAPOLIS ARTC, :vii\r:IPZG ARTC, 2~AI R DIVIS I ON. I \ THE MF:A!<T IME, CBSS:P.VERS ~JE~E PLAC ;.JI:OT AFB S4!TCE3CAR~ OPERATOR STAT!D THAT SVERAL CALLS WEB~ RZCSIVED BY HI:~ C0t~CERNI~G THIS S!';HTI~.G. IT~-tit (~I~l':~s AFTEP Tl-.:Z SIGHT!~ G !,J.u.S :ALLED TC i~Z, I ~!It:T OUTSif.E TO 03SEPVE. TH~ ~;!~HT Hfl.S vr:_p_y CLEP.R A~:D A FL'LL 00 LIT TH~ AF.E~.; r~EVER-THE-LESS T THE Ot:LY OBJ~CT I~ THE VICIFITY REPOP.TED TJYAS A!-.i UI,~USlJALLY PRIGHT ST.~.? t:O ::OVE~JE:r T OF~:TH~ STAR HAS r:oTEt DURING i~Y OBSERVATIOt: AP~A AT THAT TIME. . ~2/215~2 JUL RJWZG~S JOINT MKSSA\JB M U CLASSIFIED SI'ACI 81LOI' IIIIIVID flO~ COMMUNICATION C8NTII PR.CaDNc TYP. Mee (C6tttJ ACCOUNTING o.-ea. OR RCI'.H TO CL.A II'ICATION 01' RCI'CRCNCC ACTION ~ '1tJTINE . MUL,.I ..... u UNCLAS OPS 0679 ATIC, ~v-P AFB MINOT AF STN, ~OAK /U!'lCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-1,E2 7 -:2 / f rJ .. C ATTN 7S6 Ao-.'R.ON, YOUR u:~CLAS MSG OPS 0679, DTD 8 JULY 60, R.Pl'G THE s:GHTING OF AN UFO ::,; T2E HINar, 1~. D. AREA. T:fE OBJ ',;AS RPrD TO HA IE BF:R:I OBSERVED ?OR A30~":' Tn?..EE HHS. :JURING THIS TIHE JID IT MOVi!; HOHIZO~:'l!ALI..Y? IF SO, n : ,;~AT DI73~TION? iiHAr AS THE EI.i~l/ ~TIOI\: D AZIMUTH J F THE 23..J :;~:::~ IT :JISAPPEARED? 7 -tY.ajo-r ~ Rober ~ J. Friend I PT 8KCURITY CL.A II'ICATION PHILIP G. :VANS Colonel, USA? Deputy for Science and Components 'J~CLASSIF IED RKPLACD DD P'OAII 1'78. I OCT WHICH WILL a uao uNTIL &JlMAU.T&D SQF6 ~o2CQ YC419 RR RJEDSQ ~- DE RJW2GUS 1 FM COMDR 7S6TH ACWRON MINOT AFS TO COMDR WRIGHT ?ATTERSC:; AFB 'j ['J CLAS FROM O?S Z6S~ F ::rt AT I C / HI:? YOUR ~ESSAGE AFCI 4?2 7-214 7-E. SUBJ::CT l:FO l.tJAS >~OV I\J~ HCRIZO~TALLY. ELEVA! !C:~ A~D Az: UTH OF OBJ!:CT vnr:::-~ IT DISAPZARED iil"'".""e.~ a ft~r abo"Jt two nou~::~, Direction ot Motion Satellite: (AFCIN-4F), Pbone 69219) Duratio!'l e~ces::~i ve, and fli~ht T"Rtr: of ;; s::"rlel1ite Astronomical Phenomena (~ieteor, Comet, Planet, etc)_ tr,.,~ ast !"o ( Ve ) Natural Fhemo:nc;ns (Ball Lightning, etc) ------------------------ -:;~ o:,~?ct r a~n'-.!1~ i n +ne i~e-t:a.te ;;re~ o: ~ :-si.te "culi ~Ti!a:.n 'l,~etected