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USAF record 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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