Military1948

Gorman 'dogfight' over Fargo, North Dakota

When: 1 Oct 1948
Where: Fargo, ND
Sources: 1 public source

An F-51 of the North Dakota Air National Guard's 178th Fighter Squadron, the type Lt. George Gorman flew USAF, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

North Dakota Air National Guard Lt. George Gorman said he chased a small blinking light in his F-51 over Fargo, which outran him and twice seemed to fly at him. Other observers saw a light. Project Sign investigated, and a January 1949 Air Weather Service study concluded it was a lighted balloon.

Sources

FirsthandThe Report on Unidentified Flying Objects (Edward J. Ruppelt, 1956) (opens in a new tab)Project Gutenberg / 1956

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