USAF record 28985706 (1960)

PROJECT 100/3 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 18 January, 1960

2. LOCATION Lakota, North Dakota

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE GMT [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS Yes No Civilian

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5-10 seconds

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS [REDACTED]

9. COURSE [REDACTED]

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Object described in great detail for an object lasting 5-10 seconds, Crescent shaped object with horns pointing up, color yellowish-green or aqua, Enlargement on left horn of pear shaped light, Large cone surmounted a shaft between the horns of the crescent, bright light estimated from the object in it's entirety, First observed low on the horizon and faded into ground fog.

11. COMMENTS General overall description without too much conformity to a meteor observation Duration of the sighting and motion is consistent with a slow moving meteor The Lyrid stream occurs between 12-23 January and is a slow monthly evening shower It is possible that this was a meteor from this stream.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 BFP 53)