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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

Agency: DoW

File: DOW-UAP-D088.pdf

Case ID: 1948-OTHER-7760B6

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Fargo, N. Dekota Airport - Control tower Fargo, N. D Arpt. / 1948

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