Case study · CASE-063 · Motion-picture evidence
Great Falls (Mariana) film
DisputedDisputedWhere Great Falls, MontanaWhen 1950-08-15
Case
- Overview
- Baseball team manager Nick Mariana filmed two bright objects; the film was examined by the Air Force and later by the Robertson Panel.
- Investigative phases
- Air Force film analysis; Robertson Panel review (1953); later independent analyses
- Reported phenomena
- Two bright spots crossing the sky
- Public evidence status
- Film copies public; original frames reportedly removed
- Alternative explanations / caveats
- Reflections from two F-94 jets (Air Force view)
- Next research tasks
- Locate original-generation film copy and Robertson Panel notes
- Last reviewed
- 2026-11-11
Assessment
- Event date
- 1950-08-15
- Source category
- Film; Air Force and Robertson Panel analyses
- Original data accessibility
- Partial
- Witness / instrument basis
- Film; two witnesses
- Corroboration limitations
- Frames reportedly missing
- Extraordinary claim assessment
- Explained as jets (contested)
- Current status
- Disputed
- Priority research task
- Locate early film copy
- Lead source ID
- SRC-V86-31
- Last reviewed
- 2026-11-11
Evidence (1)
Documents gathered (1 line of evidence)
- Mariana film and Air Force / Robertson Panel analyses Primary record linked