USAF record 302533477
302533477
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
DATE 1 Jun 64
LOCATION Crystal Lake, Michigan
DATE-TIME GROUP [REDACTED]
LOCAL [REDACTED]
CAT 01/22002
PHOTOS [HW: Y] [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE
SOURCE civilian
TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not stated
NUMBER OF OBJECTS one
COURSE north
CONCLUSIONS Was Balloon [STAMP: ] Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloon Was Aircraft [STAMP: ] Probably Aircraft Probably Aircraft Was Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown
BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING: Using GOING homeheard loud noise and saw light from side bright enough to light up island. 10 minutes later the sound was heard again and increased in intensity. Sound so loud that she had to cover her ears. Enormous circular obj sailed into view moving North. Light from underside illuminated area. extremely low alt.
COMMENTS: Night photo mission from Michigan University flying out of Willow Run. Using Infra-Red equipment that has turbines with sound louder than s/c engine. Crystal Lake is rendezvous point and landing lights used when in close formation. Mission verified by investigation.
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- Page 1 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD DATE 1 Jun 64 LOCATION Crystal Lake, Michigan DATE-TIME GROUP [REDACTED] LOCAL [REDACTED] CAT 01/22002 PHOTOS [HW: Y] [ILLEGIBLE] ONCE SOURCE civilian TYPE OF OBSERVATION…
- Page 2 9. [REDACTED] sighting. At about 0300, 1 June, 1954, Miss [REDACTED], age 14, was at a cottage at Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Lansing, with her mother and 10-year old sister. [REDACTED] was…
- Page 3 had spent several years in the Air Force, and knew about project Blue Book. The morning after the sighting (actually the same day) Mr. [REDACTED] had pick out on the family Hammond Organ the high…
- Page 4 -37- considerable credence to her report. Further evaluation to delay until the end or the report. 9:000 ESP, 1 June 1964, 14-year-old girl heard noise and bolted from her island in Lake near…
- Page 5 EXTRACT FROM SGT MOODY'S TRIP REPORT TO LANSING, MICHIGAN AREA It was learned that the PM in Lansing turned over control of flight 020 to Delta control on the night of 22 May between 0340 and 0350…
- Page 6 had an L-20 a/c equipped with turbine. The normal flight path of these a/c is such that rendezvous is made over Crystal Lake, Michigan. (Reference [REDACTED] sighting). These missions and the…
- Page 7 CONCLUSION, LANSING, MICHIGAN Results of the field investigation in the Lansing, Michigan and surrounding area leads to the conclusion that an aircraft or aircrafts under control of the FAA at…