PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7007472

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1951

REPORTED LOCATIONCoopersville Mich

FRAMES2

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". PROJECT 10073
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
Apr 51 Cooperviille, Mich 0 Wos Balloon
D Probably Balloon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local_ Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircroft
GMT- 16002 0 Alr Visual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes 00 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
080 Insufficient Data luation
E Unknown
5 min 4
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Like jewels, silver in color. Although Possible A/C sighting or
with a bright sun shinning they might have However insufficient data to substantiate
been another color. Neither smoke, flash, this conclusions.
or sound of motors. Could not determine size
or altitude. They rkling globes.
Travel very rapidly.

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there we saw 4 of moving in a group Eastward. past us
we could see they traveling rapidly. There wasn't
and they shown like jewels silver in color although with a bright sun
shining they might have been other color. There was neither smoke, flash,
or sound of motors. In five minutes they were out of sight. We could
not determine size or altitude rkling globes.
Very truly,
/s/ T
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