Fargo assistant controller observation of white light
1948-10-01·Fargo, N. Dekota Airport - Control tower Fargo, N. D Arpt.·other·unresolved
Assistant airport traffic controller Mamel E. Johnson at Fargo observed a clear white round light traveling at excessive speed with a slight turn, appearing as a lamp at 2000-2500 feet altitude.
“Mr, Johnson wes on duty at the Fargo Airport tower from around 1600 hours 1 Oct 48 and was in the tower at the time the F-51 called in requesting information about local traffic. When Lt Gorman called a second time about -the object Johnson walked to the rear of the receiver end looked out the south window end sew the object and the Cub.. Object was a little higher than the "Cub" and seemed to be on a north heading, and then turning northwest.”
Verbatim from DOW-UAP-D088.pdf · View original on war.gov
Case details
- Date
- 1948-10-01
- Date exactness
- Known to the day
- Location
- Fargo, N. Dekota Airport - Control tower Fargo, N. D Arpt.
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North Dakota
- Branch
- other
- Unit
- Fargo Airport Control Tower
- Sensors
- eyewitness
- Shape
- round
- Size
- of a lamp
- Altitude
- 2250 ft
Source document
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This sighting
Fargo, N. Dekota Airport - Control tower Fargo, N. D Arpt. / 1948
- DOW-UAP-D088.pdf — Written report of this sighting