---- ## Overview - **Source**: [Wikipedia Ufo Sightings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reported_UFO_sightings) - **Incident Type**: #sighting - **Incident Date**: 1948-10-1 - **Reported Date**: unknown - **Author**: Wikipedia - **Location**: N​AUnited States; North Dakota - **Trust Score:** [Google Sheets Scoring Matrix](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CUarxE7P1cPwgWXwJzzeWnZGm1c6Wp2Ttazdt3VPM_s/edit?usp=sharing) <details> <summary><b>Trust Score Analysis</b></summary> <IMG src="https://publish-01.obsidian.md/access/1c31a6f93f82a49b0a9eb31193d6cdec/_images/" alt="Trust Score"/> </details> ## 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. ## References