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SECTION D

22. In the following sketch, imagine your eye at the point shown, Place an
"A" on the curved line to show how high the object was above the horizon
when you first saw it, Place a "B" to show where it was when when you
last saw it,

Overhead

Horizon

Your eye

23. In the following sketch place an “A" at the position the object was
when you first saw it, and a "B" at its position when you last saw it.

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24. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object made. Place
an "A" at the beginning of its path and a "B" at the end of its path.

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25. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object. Label and include
in your sketch any details of the object that you saw, and place an arrow
beside the drawing = show the direction the object was moving .

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26. Was this the first time that you have seen an object like this?
(Circle One): Yes» Io

26.1 If you answered NO, then when, where, and under what conditions
did you see other ones? .

27. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have
caused 107 inves Ve /IBA

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SUBJECT: ‘Transmittal of FLYOBRPT

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Unidentified Flying Object Reporting (FLYOBRPT) _
AREA REPORTEO ON FROM (Agency)
Detroit, Michigan os BINT, 575th ABC, Selfridge ArB, Michigan. _
CATE OF REPORT DATE OF INFORMATION EVALUATION
7 August 1952 __ 7 August 1952) 2.
PREPARED BY (Officer) Deputy for SOURCE
Joseph P. Kelsey, Major, USAF, Opns. Civilian
REFERENCES (Control number, directive, prerious report, etc., ex applicable)
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SUMMARY: (Enter concise summary of report. Give significance in jinal one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Begin text of report on AF Form 112—Part i)
Unconventional object observed in sky over area just nobth of Detroit,

Michigan, at 0005 Isstern Standard Time on 7 August 1952 by > a

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31 AND W, AS AMENDED, ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVOFATIONOFATS CONTENTS IMM ANY MANNER YO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
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oa the morning of 7 August 1952 at 00053, \r. Siesta,

{tcomd Detroit, Michigan sighted an object in he sky over northern Detrolt,
Michigan, The object appeared to be the size of a large star and white in
color, changing intermittently to red. Wo exhaust or sound was noticed by

the observer. The spesd of the object was estimated at approximately 100

to 150 mikes per hour. Ths object appeared to stand motionless for a pariod

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of fifteen or twenty minutes, than drifted to the NNW and disappeared by
iri fting out of range of vision. Ths object was first sighted at 0005 and
was observed until 0038s. odservation was visual ground only.

— could not estimate the cietancs or the altitude of the

object,
but the object was located to the north of — observer. An angle of approx-

imately 39 Gegrees from the ground was the angles of sighting.

rxisting weather was; Clear sky, fifteen mile visibility, with wind from
thea NE at five miles per hour.

Two Jets took of at 2355E and had been within 30 miles WNW of Selfridges
to 50 miles NNE of Selfridges. At 0038R the Jets were approximately 70 miles
NNE of Selfridgs. No othsr known aircraft were in the area. Detroit Muslicipral
Airport is in the area noar sighting.

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31 AND 2. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION O'? THEUREVELATION OF ITS. CONTCNID IN Or MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY | AW.

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TENTATIVE
OBSERVERS QUESTIONNAIRE

SECTION A

1, When did you see the object:
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Day . Month Year

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1.2 Time of day: _/2- O29 3 (Ar ov? M/ (Circle One)
Hrs, Min, “<7 ( 7

1.3 Time Zone: (Circle One):

a Le’ Eastern d. Pacific
» Central e. Other
c. Mountain

(Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Standard

1.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are
of your answer to the above question 1.2:

(as) Cortain c. Not very sure
Fairly certain d, Just a guess

2. Where did you see the object?
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ostal Address “City or Town or red State Cotntry

3. Where were you located when you saw the object:

(Circle One): (ad Inside a building ad. In an airplane
e Ina car e. At saa
ce. Outdoors f. Other

3.1 Were you:

(Circle One): a. In the business section of a city?
: In the residential section of a city?
ce. In open countryside?
ad. Flying near an airfield?
e. Flying over a city?
f. Flying over open country?
g. Other

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4. How did you happen to notice the object? fe efi Oo  /

5. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?

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SECTION B
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6. What were you doing at the time you saw the object? +
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6.1 What had you been doing for the 30 minutes before you saw the
object? Try to list the activity or activities, and the
approximate amount of time spent on each,

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7. Were you moving at any time while you saw the object? (Circle One):

Yes or (Ho)

IF you answered YES, then complete the following questions,

7.1 What direction were you moving?

(Circle One): a. North e. Sovth
b,. Northeast f. Southwest
c. East g. West
d. Southeast h, Northwest

7.2 How fast were you moving? miles per hour,
7.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One): Yes or Wo

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8, What direction were you facing when you first saw the object?

(Circle One): a, North 6. South
b,. Northeast £. Southwest
Ce. East e West
d. Southeast ce Northwest
8.1 What direction were you facing when the object disappeared?
(Circle One): a. North e. South
b. Northeast £. Southwest
c. East g,. West
d. Southeast Ch.) Northwest

8.2 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of
your answer to the above two questions, (8 and 8,1).

ay» Certain c. Not very sure
- Fairly certain d. Just a guess

9. Were you wearing eye glasses when you saw the object? (Circle Ono):
Yes or = i)
10. How was the object seen?

(Circle One): (@3 Through window glass e. Through theodolite

» Through windshield f. Through sun glasses
¢. Through binoculars @ Through open space
d. Through telescope . Other

11, What do you remember about the weather conditions at the time you saw
the object?

11,1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 11,3 WEATHER (Circle One)
@> Clear sky (ay Dry
» Hazy b. Fog, Mist, or light rain
c. Scattered clouds c. Moderate or heavy rain
d. Thick or heavy clouds — d. Snow
e. Don't remember e. Don't remember
11.2 WD (Circle One) 11.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
No wind a. Cold
D. Slight breeze b. Cool
c. Strong wind © Warm
dad. Don't remenber e Hot

oe. Pon't remember

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SECTION C

Estimate how long you saw the object?

12.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how cortain you are of

Hours

your ansver to Question 12:

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15:1 IF you answered YES, what was the color of the Light?

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Not very sure
Just a guess

object look: (Circle One) (Solid } or Transparent?

object at any time:

Change direction?
Change speed?

Change size?

Change color?
Break up into parts or

explcede?

Give off smoke?
Change brightness?
Flicker, throb, or

pulsate?

temain motionless?

object give off a light? (Circle One): (Yes) Io

(Circle One for each question)

Don't know
Don't know
Don't _know
Don't know

Don't lkenow

Don't know
Don't know

Toll in a few words tho following things about the object?

IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of how they were arranged, and put an arrow to
show the direction they were traveling.

Seconds

Don't know
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18. Did the object at any time:

18.1 Move behind something? (Circle One) (Yes) N Don't know

If you answered YES, then tell what it moved behind.

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18,2 Move in front of something? (Circle Ore) Yes (No) Don't know

IF you answered YES, then tell what it moved in front of,

18,3 Blend with the background? (Circle One) Yes (Ilo Don't know

19, Which of the following objects is about the same actual size as the
object you saw? (Circle One):

@. Pea f. Automobile

(b) Baseball g. Small airplane

6. Basketball h, Large airplane -
a. Bicycle wheel Le Dirigible Vere /} ue & A S JA a
e. Office desk j. Other or AAAS YS

19,1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are
of your answer to Question 19,

a.) Certain c. Not very sure
- Fairly certain d. Uncertain

20, Try to tell the following things about the aes wi
forthe *'

20.1 How high above the earth was it? feet.
20.2 How far was it from you? feet or JS 2Fee7A/ miles

20.3 How fast was it going? Ary 5/5; miles per how.

20.4 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are
of your answer to the above questions:

@ Certain ¢. Not very sure
« Fairly certain d. Just a guess

21. Hew did the object disappear from view?

(Cirele One): a. Suddenly c. Other
(bo) Gradually d. Don't remember