USAF record 28982536
28982536
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 25 Mar 59
2. LOCATION 5 mi N of Ann Arbor, Michigan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local - 0130 GMT - 22530Z Mar 59
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar
5. PHOTOS [HW: Yes]
6. SOURCE Civilian
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION [ILLEGIBLE] mins
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE One
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Shining obj w/flashing red lights, 20-24 ft in diameter, "looked like a lit-up bird cage". Lit up surrounding area. Very low when first sighted, disappeared at high alt., straight & level, then soared up. Climbed rapidly out of sight.
11. COMMENTS [STAMP:] On a spot on Univ of Mich observatory [HW: Was Balloon] It is concluded the witnesses were the observation crew working w/their radio-telescope. This below was via lights w/a floodlight & an almost full moon. The fish also has wire mesh attached which would create the "bird-cage" rptd by source Red Lights could be from the WYON radio tower which is in line w/observer's location & direction. The object was elevated in the SW; location of obj to the north; on the flood light was turned off, creating [ILLEGIBLE]
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1. DATE 25 Mar 59 2. LOCATION 5 mi N of Ann Arbor, Michigan 3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local - 0130 GMT - 22530Z Mar 59 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Air-Visual…
- Page 2 FINAL GALLEY PROOF Galley 90—THE WORLD OF FLYING SAUCERS hovering in the sky south of the road. According to their report to the Air Force, the UFO was an elongated oval with a dome on top, something…
- Page 3 Michigan's Flying Bird Cage A UFO sighting based on mistaken identification of strange lights occurred in the early morning hours of March 22, 1959, near Ann Arbor, Michigan. The night was clear, the…
- Page 4 RE JEDBN 7 P 221005Z FM COMDR 30TH ADIV TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO RJEQSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INT CETER WRIGHT PAT AFB RJEZHQ/COMDR ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQTPS USAF RJEZHQ/OFF OF…
- Page 5 6. 2-3 MINUTES C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION 1. VISUAL FROM GROUND 2. NONE. 3. NONE. D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING 1. 22/0630Z [ILLEGIBLE] = 0130 2. NIGHT E. LOCATION OF OBSERVATION 1. 83 DEG 50 MIN, 42DEG…
- Page 6 PAGE THREE RJEDBW 7 2. N/A G. WEATHER AND WIND ALOFT CONDITIONS AT TIME OF SIGHTING 1. CLEAR 2. SURFACE NNW 15 KNOTS 10,000 330 DEG 25 16,000 330 DEG 40 20,000 330 DEG 80 30,000 330 DEG 80 50,000 28O…
- Page 7 AFCIN 31MAR59 15:40 [HW: 1-4E4g] [HW: 3-4X2a2] U19CIC5QD253ZCBNA688 RR RJEDBQ DK RJEDBQ 18 R 311438Z FM CONDR HQ 36TH ADIV TO CONDR ATIC BT [HW: signed by Maj. Fried] UNCLASSIFIED/DIV 1942 Reference…
- Page 8 JOINT MESSAGEFORM UNCLASSIFIED SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER [STAMP: 2/10/59] ACTION ROUTINE INFO FROM ATIQ, WP-AFB, OHIO TO 30TH AIR DIV, WILLOW RUN AFS, MICH. [HW: KSEDOW]…
- Page 9 JOINT MESSAGEFORM SECURITY CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER AIR 6 20 32 '59 [HW:1/60] [HW:4/51] PRECEDENCE ACTION ROUTINE INFO TYPE MSG (CHINA) BOOK MULTI…
- Page 10 AF FORM 112—PART II APPROVED 1 JUNE 1958 UNCLASSIFIED (CLASSIFICATION) AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT FROM (Agency) M, No. 30th Air Div REPORT NO. IN-50-4 PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES [HW:] [ILLEGIBLE]…