PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8714944

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1954

REPORTED LOCATIONBath Michigan

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PROJECT 10073 RE
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
15 July 1954 Bath, Michigan D Was Bolloon
0 Probably Bolloon
DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloan
Local 2020EST Ground-Visual Ground-Rodor 0 Was Aicraft
16/0120Z 0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical METEOR
Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
Yo No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
6 seconds 8 - 10 Unknown
ESE
1O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Elongated in shape. "y" formation 8 - 10 Bolide observation. 45 deg arc in
objects travelling backwards. Fat in middle, 6 seconds.
skinny at both ends. Center darker than outside. ..
Initial observation pø/dé 2 deg above horizon. Initial observation Dø/dé 2 deg above horizon.
No bright light to object. No bright lig to object. Flight straight.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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DISPOSITION FORM
FILE NO. SUBJECT
TO FROM DATE COMMENT NO. 1
2240
VFO Aighted 8mi NEf faaing Juich
betwn 2015 21 2020 25T 15 8061954
Fomation f-vof 18 ±10 object
trawelly rdnnd WSw stanghttine
Aghted WSW of Fam belongng 4
Batt,
Mcign 3240
Jnurelly WSW from fan
appatety
M a ESE
sngit seind. Ageedf
no Pright hight t the
sbect. elong shep
The middle & shinng fith end,
DD 96 WHICH MAY BE USED. 18-64801-8 * U. 1. TIN OPYICE
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