PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6971505

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1955

REPORTED LOCATIONSaginaw Mich

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3. DATE-TIME GROUP

GMT
5. PHOTOS
O Yes
No
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

unk

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Rectangular, white ctr, red and green sides,

Locel
08/ 05302

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
2. LOCATION

Saginaw, Mich
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

%) Ground. Vi sual 0 Ground-Roadaor
O Air Visual © Air-Intercept Radar
SOURCE

civilian
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

1

11. COMMENTS

12. CONCLUSIONS ,

ooo aog ano aang

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Bolloon

Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircroft
Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomical Arcturus
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other

Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
Unknown

Arcturus at 290 deg az 15 deg elev,

no sound, sometimes stationary. Has appeared setting 2 hrs later at 305 deg.
before, always after 2300, position 290 deg az

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