PCF-027311 · case file
Fargo, ND, US
1957-03-01 00:00:00 · Fargo, ND, US · 1 sources
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"Classic" saucer, 50% larger than the moon . Saw Reflection In Car Window Shaped Like Flying Saucer. W/In A Minute He Realized It Was Not A Reflection At All, But Was A Craft, Due E From His Car. He Stuck His Head Out The Window, Then Drove Home. "It Was Visible Only In Its Own Light" Which Rotated Similar To Lighthouse. When He Turned Onto The Road Home It "Followed" Him. Seemed 30* Above Horizon.
- Shape
- classic saucer
- Nature
- White or silver, large, stationary saucer shaped object
- Sound
- none
- Weather
- CLEAR, winter night
- Size
- appeared 1-1/2X diameter of moon
- Duration
- 15 min
- Local time
- 20:30
- Theme
- disc_saucer
- # of objects
- 1
The unmodified record(s) the master event was assembled from.
NIDSN-43455 fields
- City
- Fargo
- Date
- 1957-03-01 00:00:00
- Time
- 20:30
- Shape
- classic saucer
- Sound
- none
- Speed
- hovering
- State
- ND
- Country
- US
- Vehicle
- yes
- Weather
- CLEAR, winter night
- Altitude
- 3/4 mi
- Distance
- ~1 mile **
- Incident
- "Classic" saucer, 50% larger than the moon . Saw Reflection In Car Window Shaped Like Flying Saucer. W/In A Minute He Realized It Was Not A Reflection At All, But Was A Craft, Due E From His Car. He Stuck His Head Out The Window, Then Drove Home. "It Was Visible Only In Its Own Light" Which Rotated Similar To Lighthouse. When He Turned Onto The Road Home It "Followed" Him. Seemed 30* Above Horizon.
- Lat. N/S
- N
- Lat. deg
- 46.0
- Lat. min
- 52.0
- Lat. sec
- 30.0
- Latitude
- 46:52:30
- Location
- Fargo (main street)
- Markings
- appeared to have sections riveted together
- SVP Code
- 404
- Follow-up
- Historical; no other known witnesses.
- Lifeforms
- no
- Long. E/W
- W
- Long. deg
- 96.0
- Long. min
- 47.0
- Long. sec
- 48.0
- Longitude
- 096:47:48
- Light Only
- no
- Stationary
- yes
- EMF Effects
- no
- Impressions
- It never moved; he got out of car to get a good look then went inside to get binocs. When he went back outside, it was gone (or had turned its lights out). Moorhead MN weekly newspaper carried the story on front page, reporting 7 people had reported it to authorities. This witness was not one who reported it.
- Under Cloud
- no
- # of Objects
- 1
- Catalog Entry
- N-434
- Disappearance
- disappeared when not looking
- Ground Traces
- no
- Size (Meters)
- appeared 1-1/2X diameter of moon
- Altitude <200'
- no
- Photo or Video
- yes: comp. Sketch
- Distance < 500'
- no
- Light Emissions
- 1 rotating light in cabin
- Passed Overhead
- no
- Witness Sex/Age
- M / 66
- Animal Reactions
- no
- Change in Motion
- no
- Duration Minutes
- 15 min
- Continuous Flight
- no
- Landing Touchdown
- no
- Observation Angle
- start 20*, end 45*
- Atmospheric Traces
- no
- Time or Memory Loss
- no
- Witnesses Reactions
- Also reported by 7 others to local newspaper
- Nature of phenomenon
- White or silver, large, stationary saucer shaped object
- Physiological Effects
- no
Geography
- NIDSNIDS
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