PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6313765

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONGrand Rapids Michigan

FRAMES3

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4. DATE 2. LOCATION 7 12. CONCLUSIONS
27 Apr 52 o Was Bolloon
Probably Balicon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP -- 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local.808 Ground-Visual Ground-Rodar . 9 Was Aircraft
D Probubly Aircraft
1308 +4 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Rudar a Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE D Was Astronomical
Yes EX Probobly Astronomical METEOi
N0 CAA controller D Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OESERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSE Other...
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
16-1$ seconds. 1 Unknown
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10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |11. COMMENTS
Bright white color. Spherical shape. Size estimated to be that of a
Pronounced arched path. ping pong ball at arm's length.
Traveled at very hig speed.
8 . Covered 5/8 of sky.
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arc and on
and fifty thousand nhenomenon wes visable for aonroximately sixteen or
seventeen seconds and arew as it headed toward the southeast
horizon. vas no longer visable he
of object.
0INCL
FRANKLIN A. FENER
Coptain, USAF
DECLASSIFIED AFTER 12 XDARS. Director of Intell /
POD DLR 5200.10
CISTRIBUTION BY CRIGINATOR 2 CV3 - AMC. AB. Attn: MCIS
1 cy CG, ADG, ttn: Denuty for Intelligence
1 cy - CO, EADF, Stewar UB. Attn: Director of Intell
1 cy - Director of Ligence, I USAF, Mashington 25, D.C.
NOTE THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINSI SINFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. SO U. S C.-
3I AND 3 AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
INTELLIGENCE, USAF. UNCLASSIFIED
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HEADING : 3SE
SOURCE: Civilian .
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