PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS N of Spring Brook and Was Balloon 1 tvar 61 Tioga, North Dakata o Probably Balloon Possibly Balloon . local-2050 , Gl Ground Visual 0 Ground-Radar Was Aircraft 0 Probably Aircraft GMT 020250Z 0 Air-Visual 0 Air Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft Civilian and M1litary 7. LENGTH OP.OISERVATION I. NUMBER OP OBJECTS 9. COURSE a Probably Astronomical D Possibly Astronomfcol 0 Insufficient De~te fer Eeluetien 0 Unlcnown 10. IRI!II SUMMARY 0, SIGHTING White circular object. 11. coMMENTs bjt was probably Planet Venus. Attracted attention of observer because of brightness. Appeared on horizon in NT..f and disappeared below horizon after 15-20 min. Moved N o.nd s. lwtaJtiple reports fm general ATIC FORM 32~ (REV 26 SEP U) Time of sighting was in direction of Ver~ Venus had mag of -4.3. Atmospheric re- fraction probably caused distortion and ar~a.save apparent motion to objt. Sightinn coincided with setting of planet. ~ D!PARTM!NT OP In! ATR STAFF MESS4GE DIVISION UNC~SWI!D MmAGI (2 Mar 61) F/cgd ACTION: CIN-14 INFO t OOP-2, OOP-CP-1~ SAFS-3 (21) HQB733ZCQJC633 PP ' RJEZHQ DE RJWZGUK 3 FM 7BfaTH ACWRON FORTUNA AFS WESTBY MONT I TO RJWFAL/ADC EN! AFB COLO RJEZHQ/HQ USAF AFCIN WASH 25 DC RJEDSQ/AIR TECH INTEL CNTR WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO RJEZHQ/SECTY OF THE AIR FORCE SAFIS WASH 25 DC INFO RJWZGU/29TH AIR DIV SAGE MALMSTROM AFB MONT UNCLAS 120 SUBJ: UFO REF: AFR 200-2 PARA 15 A. 1 . CIRCULAR 6. EXTREME BRIGHTNESS 2. 'NICKEL Bo 1. BRIGHTNESS 2. LOW OVER HORIZON IN NORTHWEST 3. BELOW HORIZON IN NORTHWEST 4$ NORTH TO SOUTH AND SLIGHTLY '.YESTERL Y D!PARTM!NT r1' M Ant STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION PAGE TWO RJWZGUK 3 Page 2 of 3 5. BELOW HORIZON SLOWLY 6. FIFTEEN TO TWENTY MINUTES TOTAL TIME C. 1. GROUND VISUAL 3. N/ A E. 1. 9 MILES NORTH OF SPRING BROOK NORTH DAKOTA CFARMER> SPRING BROOK N.D. AGE UNK ALSO REPORTED BY CHElF OF POL ICE, TIOGA, NORTH DAKOTA. G. 1. OVERCAST SKY 2. WIND FROM WEST AT THIRTEEN KNOTS 3. NINE THOUSAND BROKEN 4. FIFTEEN 5. SIX TENTHS TO NINE TENTHS 7. UNKNOWN r H. 1. COULD POSSIBLY BE VENUS K. CAPTAIN FRANKLIN Bo BRIGHAMo SENIOR DIRECTORo POSSIBLY DEPARTM!NT OP TH! Ant STAFF MESSAGE DIVISION PAGE THREE RJWZGUK 3 Page 3 .or 3 SAME OBJECT REPORTED ON PREVIOUS REPORT ON 1 MAR 61. L. PHOTOGRAPHS WILL BE FORWARDED AS SOON AS THEY ARE MADE AVAILABLE BY WILLISTON N.D. POLICE DEPARTMENT. ~212115Z MAR RJWZGUK