2Mi Wof Piedmont SDakota reported sphere orb observation — July 1957

Objects covered an arc of about 25-30 degrees and flashed from white to pink. Contracted to spherical shape then disappeared from view. COMMENTS: Objects observed by a weather observer exhibiting unusual motion. Insufficient data for evaluation. <OCR_OUTPUT> THIS IS A REPORT OF UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT WHICH MAY BE RELATED TO OTHER REPORTS IN THE AREA. (B-1) LOCATION: 2 MI W OF PIEDMONT, S DAKOTA. (B-2) DATE/TIME GROUPS: 6 JULY 1957, 2215 HOURS. (C-l) SIGHTING LASTED ABOUT 15 MINUTES. (C-2) SEVERAL OBJECTS OF IRREGULAR SHAPE, LARGE ROUND, WHITE GLOWING, OCCASIONALLY WINKING AND FLASHING BRIGHT BLUE. (C-3) MOVEMENT: ERRATIC, AIMLESS, WANDERING ABOUT, CAME DOWN CLOSE TO CAR AND THEN UP RAPIDLY OUT OF SIGHT. (C-4) ESTIMATED 30 OBJECTS WERE SIGHTED. (C-5) BRIGHT BLUE FLASH FOLLOWED BY SHORT TRAIL, WHITE SNARLING TO CENTER AND DISSIPATION. (C-6) WEATHER: FAIR. (C-7) NOT APPLICABLE. (C-8) NONE. (C-9) SEE PAR. (B) ABOVE. (D-1) None. (E-l) TRIANGULAR IN SPECIAL SHAPE. BOTH YOUNG AND ELDERLY HUNTER REPORTED SIGHTING OF OTHER REPORTS CONCERNING LIGHTS IN HEAVILY TRAVELED AREA.MINIMIZES PROBABILITY OF ACTUAL SIGHTING.