PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6309777

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1949

REPORTED LOCATIONHomer Michigan

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1, DATE - TIME GROUP

28/15152

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NUMBER OF OBJECTS

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Homer, Michigan

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LENGTH OF Oase RVYATION

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il, BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Observer sighted six silver disc-shaped object heading West
They were rotating around in a wide circle. They disappeared
ty flying over the treetops, at first observer thought
them to be sea pulls,

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INCIDENT NO, 513

Date of Observation 28 April 19h9 Date of Interview 27 May 1949

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Bxact Time (local) 0915

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Place of Observation Homer Michigan

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wn@ tank room of the plactt, we both were able to observe tiat they were not

out six silver colored sce rotating around in a wide circ: t

ngls and tra vot due «eet, They seemed to be revolving around as if they vere

attached to an axel. JT fucged tham to be hetween 300 and 4.00 ft, off

ind traveling at adout 40 wiles per hour. After they hed disap earsd over the
®3 tops [I and another soeworker who had just come ont of tha glant, jumped in

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of town, but were unable ‘o locate them. After returning back to tow, I called the

Jackson Citizen Partiot | ——— informed her of my
experience and then drove up town and infornediR. edit ! the ] 7

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ALPGS.E 4 day 1949
SUSJ2CTs Reported "Mying Disc”

tO § Vommansting Caneral
in Aty Materiel Command
‘rightPatterson Air Force Base
Yright Field, Chie
ATTN: GAX0.3

i. Anelosed herewith is a newspaper clinning from the Detroit
‘rea ©yeem, dabed 29 Avril] 1949, on toe ‘ying itac,?’

°« Jo further investigation is contemplated by this headquarters,

SOR THE COMMANDING G=NTRALSs

Incl. POBERT P. BELL
Siioning w/a os Soteme?, 330
¥ AG of 3, G42

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IN REPLY REFER TO:

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SUBJECT: PROJE

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

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THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, USAF
ge eer STH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
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DVIN Ae CRAVE, Subject and File as above, dated 2O May 349
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2, Inelosed for your information and any action deemed necessary
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$s Report of Investigation by Soecial Agent JACK L. HECKELMAN, 25th
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OSI District, Detroit, Michizan, dated 7 June 15436
me — tion is pending and future a s will be forwarded

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