Gorman dogfight
- Event date
- 1948 Oct 1
- Location
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
Record summary
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.[85][86]