Gorman dogfight (1948) — CTD-0048 | Countdown to Disclosure

DATE1 Oct 1948

LOCAL TIME—

LOCATIONNorth Dakota, United States

COORDINATES47.74°N, 100.72°W

A US Air Force pilot sighted and pursued a UFO for 27 minutes over Fargo, North Dakota. According to US Air Force officer Edward J. Ruppelt, this was one of three cases, along with the Mantell incident and Chiles-Whitted encounter, that shifted the Air Force's attitude about UFO reports leading to the creation of Project Blue Book.

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WITNESSES & UNITS

Capt. Thomas F. Mantell Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt Capt. Clarence Chiles & John Whitted

SENSORS & EVIDENCE

Archived investigative case file

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