PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8765728

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1952

REPORTED LOCATIONSelfridge AFB Mich

FRAMES14

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD .
L. DATE 12. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
- Was Bellosr
1 Selfridge AD, Kich. C Probosly Delean
1 Possiby Dcuon
3. DATE-TINE SROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local.... B Ground-Roder Wos Airerel:
3UDrounc-Visuc - Probebly Aurc.aht
: -: Possibly Airtrah
CVT 0339 DAlnVisuel 0 Air-lniercep Roda
5. PHOTOS 15. SOURCE - G Was Astronomicol
C.Yes D Probobly Astronsncal
INe Airmon a Possibly Astronorcal
.
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION IS. NUMBER OF OBJECTS  9. COURSS Cthet.-.
T 000 Insufficient Datu for ivocut on
, 20 minutes 2 B Unknown
1 :
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Prilliant lavender. Jet a/e in tho vieinity.
6 to lo minutes apart. 1 112 to follow.

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no sound, and when it rejaibled .
a brisht star. I had roximataly 1930.
E

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mained notionless. It was then that and I went
Stafr Duty Officer.
The three of us then returned about 2300 A/1c was
still watching it. only by that time it had moved from it's position
to fiva () o'clock where wa lost truck of it. The Stafr Duty Officer
loft, tolling us c018
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.
2

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seriod of fivo or
wix minutes. During the novement of this object, I saw it puss
com viem,
and I fool sure

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SELFRIDGE

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4. WAS OBJECT T OBSERVED FROM THE GROUND? 14103 CNo
Tiaked Eyo
LlBinoculare
CTologcopo
Tnoodolito
WAS Tes (Erio
LIBy Onn Sob
C1By Tho Sets
C]By Three Setd
O. WAS AIR? CYos CFHO
A/C Observed Objoet
(]Intorception Attompted
]No Intercopt Attompted
7. WERE PT? [Yes MNo
A/C Scrambled
C7Vioual Contact Made
A/I Contact Mado
C]No Contact Mado
. DID OBJEC TIME? Yes No
C)Normal
IViolent
9. IF OBJECT WAS A U Blinking
EtStondy
10. LEN 1  1-15 Seconds
11-5 Minutos
[C-Ovor 10 Minutes
IT. REPORTING AGEN Address)
II. ASTRONOMICAL DATA
1.2. WHAT NUTED?
20
13.DTD O3JECT APPEAR TO ARCH DOWNNARD? II Yes
14. DID OBJECT HAVE A TAIL? !!Yea CINo
15. DID OBJECT APPEAR TO DISINTEGRATE? TiYes INo
1O. TIE OF SIGHTING RELATIVE TO SUNRISE Almanac)
C Night
E Day 7-37k
USunrise
FiSunset
III. AIRCRAFT DATA
IN AKEA? GYes
LjOns Aircraft
PtTore Than One Arcraft
18. WAS ANY SOUND HEARD? 1Yes
19. WERE TIERE TNDICATICNS OF' Yes o1
PO. WAS THE OBJECT VIENED ABOVE L5O ELEVATION Yos E.1No
ATIC

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'' 11 "
d.
(attach overlay)
V. EVALUATION
21. EVALUATION OF SOURCE: 22. DETAIIS
O Excallent Dood
Good Fair
Fair Poor
Poor
Unreliable
Extremely Doubtful
Hoax
23.
Was Balloon Was Astronomical
Probably Balloon 7 Probably Assponomical
CPossibly Balloon Possibly Ast..nomical
ATIC Tost Fore 3

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5,000 50,000
6,000 55,000
7,000 60,000
8,000 65,000
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9,000 70,000
10,000 75,000
12,000 80,000
14,000 85,000
16,000 90,000
tenths at feet. MILES.
TS:
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CBE251
YNBL5E ATIC
JEDFJ A243
IMNM JEPHO JEDEN . 444
DE JEDFJ 35- 1 07:38
IM 181800Z .1 1818502
FM HO TENTH AIR FORCE SELFRIDGE AFB MICH
TO JEPHQ/DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HO USAF WASHINGTON 25 D C
JEDEN/CG AIR DEFENSE CONNAND ENT AFE COLO SPRINGS COLORADO JEDEN/CG AIR DEFENSE CONNAND ENT AFB COLO SPRINGS COLORADO
JEDMP/CHIEF AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER URIGHT PATTEJSON JEDUP/CHIEF AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER URIGHT PATTEJSON OHIO
INFO JEPOW/DI INFO IRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE HO CCNAC MITCHEL AFF NY 11 CONAC MITCHEL AFE NY
3 DASH 52 CMA REF PAR 7C CMA AFL 203 DASH 5 CNA THE FCLG INFO IS SBM J
CLN PART I PD TWO BRILLIANT LAVENDER OBJECTS SMCLN APPEARED TO BE SIZE
OF NORTH STAR SNCLN NO EXHAUST SNCLN NO TRAIL SMCLN NO SCUND SNCLN
UNKNOWN PROPULSION SNCLN TREMENDOUS RATE OF SPEED SMCLN FIRST OBJECT
DISAPPEARED BEYOND HORIZON SMCLN SECOND OBJECT DISAPPEARED IN DISTANCE
SNCLN OBJECTS SIGHTED SINGLY 8 TO 1E MINUTES APART PD PART II PD
150339Z TO _150359Z PD PART III PD VISUAL FROM GROUND PD PART IV PD -
OBSERVERS LOCATED SELFRIDGE, AFB MICHIME OF SIGHTING FACING .
HORTHEAST SMCLN 14536N S250M SMCLN FIRST ECT APPLARED FRCM NORTHWEST
- -

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C
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obsorved by_ AIRM 3; AIRMAN SECOND
and AIRGAN FIRST CLASS
AIR FOROS, SELFRIDGE AIR FORGH BASB,
NICHIOAN on 15 August
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stopped again.
FIRST CLASS
They watched the motionless light for
abcutone (1) mimute.

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*
(5) 20,000' - 300°/22 knots
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+ (6) 2 25,000' - 300°/25 1nots
(7) 30,000 - 2800/70 kneto
() 40,000 inots - -
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