PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LocArion Lake Leelanau, Mich |12. CONCLUSIONS
Empire AFS Park, Was Bolloon
26 March through 1 Apr 56 Leland,Ledar,Selfridge AFP Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local all sight approx: Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 Probably Aircroft
GMT. 27/0330Z - 0400Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircroft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE X Was Astrononical Venus
Ys D 0 Probably Astronomical
XE No XE3 No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE ,Other. Other
dropping dropping Insufficient Dota for 0 Insufficient Dota for Evaluation Evaluation
Unknown o
varied: 5 min to l3 hr varied: 5 min to 1h one one over western western horizon
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
See AF Form 1l2 on these sightings. Investigated Investigated I by Flt 3-C, 4602d
Described as being Described as being from crescent AISS at the request of the D/I, at the request of the D/I,
shaped with a "stem" to a round 37th Air Division. D to the to the
brilliant object. fact that these sigh were were
received by separate received by separate messages, essages,
they have been carried they have been carried separate separate
sightings occutng in the same
area. Investigagtion revealed
that Veuus caused the sightings.
See AF Form ll2 on the case for
details.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

his perception as t oth and size of objects near and far away was unreliable.
1 3 3
III. SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING: "I . was in tho Dairy Bar at Lake was in the Dairy Bar at Lake
Leelanau Leelanau playing pool, playing pool, when came in and said he could see a Flying came in and said he could see a Flying
Saucer. Two of the other gwys CP )and
I went with Jim to his house. I went with Jim to his house. We all watched the objoct for about lo minutes We all watched the object for about lo minutes
and then it disappeared. It didn't look like an airplane, but it changed colors and then it disappeared. It didn't look like an airplane, but it changed colors
from red to green to white. After we had been watching for another lo minutes
it just went out. We used a pair of binoculars to look at the object and Jim
made a drawing of it. That's the way it looked to me too." made a drawing of it. That's the v way it looked to me too."
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Education: Presently a college freshman.
Qualifications: Nona
II. I RELIABILITY: SOURCE was a very likable adolescent. He seemed to be
quite sincere in his story of the sighting and was eager to help as much as
possible. s Sheriff White said that he is level
III. SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING: "I was at the Dairy Bar in Lake Lee-
lanau at about 10:50 (0350z) on March 26 when J came running in to re-
port that he had seen a Flying Sancer near his house. port that he had seen a Flying Saucer near his house. Naturally we Naturally we all all went , went
out to house to take a look, house take a look There was a very bright light in the sky,
like a very bright star. like a very bright sta The only di: nce was that it changed colors and seem-
ed to be moving erractically through th ed to be moving orractically through the sky. We watched it for about five sky. We watched it for about five
minutes after we got there through binoculars (4x) and then it just seemed to minutes after we got thero through binoculars (4x) and then it just seemed to
fade out. We heard no sound and the object was about the slze of a pea at
arm's length. Jim said it was crescent shaped with a red-orange stem, but I
couldn't see the stem." couldn't see the stem."
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(CLASSIPICATION) 10--43870-1 * U. U. GOYPANMD-PENTEN UPICE

FROM (AgNy) REPORT NO.
30-UFOB-2-56 Part Four
Flt 3-0, 4602d AISS 6 OF 144 PAGES
I. SOURCE:
Addresa: Lake Leelanau, Michigan
Age: 17 years OVET
Occupation: Student
Education: High School Senior
Qualifications: None
II. RELIABILITY: The SouRcE was quite exeited over the possibility that
the object might be Sheriff
with the SOURCE.
III. SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING: came into the Dairy Bar
u at about 10:45 P4 (0345z) March 26 3aying ne PM (o345z) March 26 saying he had seen a flying n a flying
saucer. I went with him to his house where we watched a bright star-like object saucor. I went with him to his house where we watched a bright star-like object
for about five or ten minutes. for about five or ten minutes. I The object seemed to be crescent-shaped and
changed color from red to green to white. We looked at it through binoculars changed color from red to green to white. We looked at it through binoculars
(4x) and Jim drew a sketch of what it looked like. The object was in tho west (4x) and Jim drew a sketch of what it looked like. The object was in the west
and seomed to jump up and down rapidly before it just seemed to fade awy." and seomed to jump up and down rapidly before it just seemed to fade away."
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(CLACSIFICATION) 10-063701 * 4.co4

started howling and carrying on out in the yard. started howling and carrying on out in the yard went to ent to the back door to the back door to
see what was the matter. When I opened the see what was the matter. When I c opened the door, all three dogs all three dogs 3 nearly knocked nearly knocked
ne down trying to get into the house. me down trying to get into the house. Their faces were snow white and all
their hair was standing on end. I stepped out I stepped out into the yard into the yard huge huge
reddish-orange object, big as a bushel basket at arm's length, overing vering over over
the trees and Lake Leelanau. I rushed back into the house and reported eported it to
the radar base. When I got back to the window it disappeared behind some clouds."
7
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(CLASSIFIOATION) 10 05670 1 0.. S01AN2550E4

It stands out and our attention is always attracted due to its umusual brilliance.
At times, however, it however, it seems to go out (the light) and then reappear. In color
it ranges from a bright blue-white to crange. I haven't heard any noise along it ranges from a bright blue-white to crange.
with the sightings. The obiect is about The object is about the sise of a pea at arm's length and the size of a pea at arm's length and
is seen in the west. It doean't seem to is seen in the west. It doean't seem to n move fast enough so that you can visu-
ally observe it, but in the course of an evening or an hour's time you can tell ally observe it, but in the course of an evening or an hour's time you can tell
that it has dropped toward the horizon. I that it has dropped toward the horizon. The only reason I even mentioned that The only reason I even mentioned that
I had seen it was that I'd heard so much about "flying objects" being seen
around here. I feel almost certain that the object is a star." around here. I feel almost certain that the object is a star."
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CASSIEGO
(CLASSIFICATION) 10 350201  0 4,604N7D00
.

to Lake Leelanau, when we noticed this bright, round object in theowest. It
was red-orange in was red-orange in color and seemed to be moving. We color and seemed to be moving. We stopped the car and watched
it for about 20 minutes. It seeued tobe at an angle it for about 20 minutes. It seened tobe at an angle of about 30 from us and of about 30° from us and
was receding into the west and away from us. Thore into the west and away from us. There wasn't any sound or other
strange features about it. strange features about it. It was about It was about 10:25 (0325z) when we first spotted it
and it disappeared at about about 10:45 (010345Z Apri1 1956) 10:45 (0l0345z Apri1 1956) either behind either behind some hills
or clouds, or the horizon."
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(CLASSIFICATION) 14 21070-1 A t. & cor2abw4 1/4

the size of a fifty
or white edges. It changed colors while I was watohing it t also seemed
to have I legs or rays projecting from it. legs or rays projecting from it. I could hear a faint sound I could hear a faint sound like a like a
hissing or a motor. It receded and faded away from me, disappearing or a motor. It receded and faded away fron me, disap ppearing in the in the
west about 11:00 PM (o4ooz), about 40 minutes after I had first saen it. It
seemed to disappear seemed to disappear below the horison. I was below the horison. - wes observing the object with a
pair of 6x binoculars. pair of 6x binoculars. The sky was clear, without any noticeable clouds. The sky was clear, without any noticeable clouds.
The legs and colors, as The legs and colors, as well as the brightness of the object were the reasons brightness of the object were the reasons
I I noticed it in the first place. I noticed it in the first place. did'nt want to be called a crackpot, so a crackpot, so
HH I waited a couple of nights to be sure of what I saw." waited a couple of nights to be sure of what I saw."
CLF
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sons to have sighted the object. :
III. SOURCE'S DESCRIPTION OF SIGHTING: "T had seen this bright object in
the sky previously and was watching for it at about ll PM (O40oz) on the night
of 31 March 1956. The object was about the sige of dime, white with a greenish
cust, When I listened closely, I When I listened closely, I could hear a sound like that hear a soun of a jet thrust
pump. It was at an elevation of : 4o and an azimuth ^ and an azimuth epproximately 290. poroximately 290.
It sppeared to move and then stop intermittently in a nort It appeared move and then stop intermittently in a northwesterly hwesterly direction.
I watched it for quite a while and it appeared to fade occasionally into the
horizon and finally faded out entirely. The night was quite ol horizon and finally faded out entirely. The night was quite clear and I had Lear and I had
no optical aids through which to viow the object. I happened to be visiting no optical aids through which to viow the object. I happened t visiting
my folks in Lake Leelanau at the time which accounts for the disparity in the
address and the place of sighting."
..
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TNTLERHIONAGANUAC
TANMNSHLAU(DXNNSNANYMANNNTOASVNAURPPU T3Y4
MANWO DDINALQNIAEHY OERANUUILISTAIEARO
INIEMASA
ONOLASSIFIED
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talk and
Lako Leelanau, where three others who had seen the object were at present.
Upon arriving at the Dairy Bar, Lt Balko and I noticed a brightly shining star
in the west and commented on the possibility of it being the UFOB. He entered
and ouestioned the three I3. and
with the results detailed in parts 3, 4, and 5. While we were
still at the Dairy Bar, one of the boys stepped outside for a moment and came
back in announcing "It's uo there right now!". Lt Balko and I rushed outdoors
to vier the object. As soon as it was pointed out to us, we both thought it
was a star and wondered how anyone could mistake it for anything else. : There
had seen what they considered to be the object low in the west. Lt Balko, Editor
color from red to gold-red to green and ocdasionally seemed alnost grey-white.
This object seemed to be the planet V Venus, much lower in the sky at ll:3o PM
watching, the haze or coulds near the horison
completely obsoure object."
LSONOMNCONIAININUMATIONAESICTIN,HENATIONA.IMFUNLOL IIEUNITEOSIA TWITHINTHEMEAOOFTH DEAOLMIN
INI ONOT 1 PoTs
H  RSOELN MMOLE OM TAPABTONLR THANSNTEOSTNHEANOIEALND ATSU
INTOOEAE

The fo facts and
commments were received from Dr. Phelps:
a (See Part Five), the
moon was full at the time of her sighting. It was determined that
the back door of her house faced east and that the moon would be
Co In relation to the sketch by the planet Venus at this
time is in a state
or a telescope, it would appear rescent-shaped object. There
is no explanation for the stem astronomically speaking.
8 SOURCE by Sgt DeRudder
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ANCAASLELED
(CLASSINCATION) 10-20470 1
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COMPAF VARIED FROM 30
PREV
SIGHTIN A
OBSERVERS HORLZT N.3. inte
NORTHWEST DIRECTION. (E) FAD NORTHWEST DIRECTTON. (E)FAI NTERMITENTLY IITENTLY
A 55 (B)
(A) CROUND VISUAL
NIGHT 5. . (5)
HAZEL PA P-CONTINENTIAL
NA 7 600, 0/20K16, after l years owngraded at 3 year
080, 300/3 030, 300/ 30, 000, 310/70K50
GOO NONE (C) NONE (D) 15 MILES (E) NONE (F) NONE 8.
N/A 11. N/A 12. 1 LT ELDON BALKO, NO COMMEN.
BT
UNCLASSIFIED

cluded that the object in question was an unusually brilliant
astronomical body. No sounds were heard at any time and the
object never attained a size of anything larger than a pea at
arm's length. This investigator would tend to attribute these
inconsistencies in size, shape, and color to individual varia-
tions in perceptiveness. One person intervieved while actunlly
observing the object was lator asked to describe it as to size.
The answer was "Oh, about the size of a baseball (at arm's length)"
And then after being taken outside to interview the object again,
the size of a small pea!", which it was.
Commander, 752nd AC&7 Sqdn.
Elob Bilhe
PHILIP W, BEILFUSS AF 1L416246
S/Sgt, Flt ,3-G, 4602d AISS
COMMENTs of Approving Officer:
Concur with the opinion of the investigator that this sighting was
astronomical in nature. It is the opinion of this headquarters that the
information contained in this report substantiates a conclusion of "WAS
ASTRONOMICAL".
Fine
DOCOMNAINHN HAONAPEUTOGIELNATIONAL SENI E HLJNGOSTASWIOIRN TEME ANNOOT
AAME TIS (RAN MLSHON OR THE HAVEATHON O IESCONPS IN ANY MANNLR TO AN UNMTH
EMTV NO  BLPUONUCE N WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTMER THAN LNITLD STAIFI AIR FORUL ALENUIES. EXLOE BY BL RMISJOV U IHE ANICNUN
ONAEO
SNCAEIN 14 M370 WU

ports of.an unidentified light in the sky between 10-30 and 11-00 on the night
of March a7th. The best report was supplied by J , who said that the
light appeared so be red and white, slightly larger than a star, when seen
with the nakod eye; but when Wurn watched it through binoculars, he saw that
the objeot wns shaped like "an upright mushroom", with the " m" red-orangs
and the top white. white. Wurn said it moved slowly for about 15 minutes, and then about 15 minutes,
disappeared rapidly in the western sky ebout diseppeared rapidly in the western sky ebout 40 degrees above the horizon. Ma- degrees above the horizon. Ma-
jor Champlin ordered two of his jor Charplin ordered two of his fricers to interview Ticers to intervi all persons who roported reported
seeing this pbject.
Man25-5aror S1y Mar25-5ror2s & Leelanay Cgunty, Meh,-"Perscns in at elaray
lenat lo dirfemnt locationn reporisd an unidontiried objeet" ad an unidontiried objeet" be- ba-
treen lo:3o and ll p.a. Ai: Poree Major Hoser D. Champlin tween 10:30 and M1 p.a. Major Hom Chamolin said his said his
A.G.i W. 3auadron bane et A.G. W. 3quadron bane reeeived eevoral raports or the
lighta." adding t "no vicinity and
the obfeat did 9 the
airnun thelr bes ARsOu a
red and whi 30:03 cheaking
through A-pow bincculare bo toe object waa ahaped
aonething like an upright mushroom red-orangs and
the top white...it morwd alowly for app oxloatel7 15 ainuten, then
disappwargd rapidly into the wyatarn sky about dazreen above the
horizon." Mr. Murn identiriad thr- other witnesaeg-Laverne Pet-
roskey, Auguat Shamowaki and Pat Gardner. Abother observer, Char-
lea Kubean, followmd the Ufo by car for several ainutes. Investi-
gating ofrieer Lt. Warren Sehi-le said one woman "rirst wma attrne-
tod to the objeet by the barking of her doe. Bhe reported the ob-
joct as mking a faint sound." (Leland, Lolanau Enterrrise Irie-
1n2, 3/30.1
1

(F) 36-5 (33) MINUTES 3 EASTERLY C REES,
USED AFTER THE HEADING AXIMUTH C9E
1956 (B) FIRST IGHTIN GROUND OF SIGHT year
NIGHT 5 LIGHT 6 BINOXULARS WERE
6.(A) PRIL s; declassified
FARTS MANUFACTURING ANUFACTURING S 12 years 68
(A) CLEAR SKIES (B) (A) CL CO., TRAV NORTH
7850, CL 6,000,291 FOR OR
NONE NOAE 00/3280, 200 NONE 7. 16.600.31
VOSCODA ONE 9. NONE 6532,00031/
ERCON MICH, NO J ONE (F) Down
CRSE. NO MENT. 11. NONE 12. SENIOR
DIRECTOR, FI RST LT.
UNCLASSIFIED

br
MICH, UNK. 19, LELAND, UNK. (B) NEG. SECTION 7
(A) CLEAR. (B) 045 AT 11 KNOT. 14C DEG KNOTS. 27k25 KNOTS. 280
DEGREE3, 40 KNOT. 290 DEGREES, 50 KNOTS GREES, SE KNOTS.
366 DEGREES, NOT3 ATLAELE FL
EROKEN NEG. SECTION
OFS
OFFICER, 1. IELE.SIGHTIN 15
PERSONS, 9 EWED, EASTER MOST OBJECT
2206 EST DIS RED TO NORI 5F FERSON SEEING
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CBJECT AT 2225 EST, DISSAPFEARED 2245 EST MVG NORTHWEST. WESTERN
OST OBGERVER SAW OBJECT AT 2245 EASTERN STD TIME, LOST SIGHT AT
2300 NORTH WEST. FIRST OBSERVER REPORTED TO BE J FOUR NIGHTS
EXACTLY SAME TIME ID NOT
REPORT EARLIER FEARING NICKNAME "CRACK POI". SKETCH AVAILABLE
NO APPARENT CONNECTION BETWEEN DIFFERENT GROUPS OF OBSERVERS.
QUESTIONING OF OBSERVERS ACCORDING TO AFR 2EO-2. NO FEASABLE EXPLANATION
OF OBSERVATION.
Cano2 Maar
02-18
GROUP 4
C ()(1) Downgraded at 5 genr
intervals; declassified
13 imay
UNCLASSIFIED

COMDR ATIC WPAFI OHIOV
DIR OF INTEL WASH DC
COND3E AFD NY 4
OPSERA 352.
UFOB IAW PAR GB 2OO-2, THE FOL RPT IS SMBT: 1. (A) ROUND (3)
PEA (C) BLOE WHITE TO BRIGHT ORANGE (D) 1 (1) (E) N/A (F) N/A. (G)
LIGHT HALO (H N/A (I) LICHT DOES LASH, B1 ES OFF AND ON
PERIODICALLY. NO SEOUENCE 2. SA DEGREE ANCLE
33 MINUTES
3. (A) GROUND VISUAI (E) N/A (C) N/
(B) NIGHT S. FROM TRAVERSE CITY MICHIG MICHIGAN HIGHNAY
1-72. 6. 20 HICHJGAN, PHILCO TECHICAL
EPRESENTATIVE, VERY RELIABLE. 30g EMPIRE MICHIGAN
NOUSE WIFE, VERY RELIABLE. 7. CAD CLEAR HEN FIRST SIGHTED. SFOG
PAGE TWO PAGE THO
OR LCV CLOUDS AT END OF SIGHTING. (B) 6,000, (B) 6,002, N 50/20K. 10, 280, 50/20K. 383,
350/20K. 350720K. 16,000, 16,000, 340/25K. 340725K. 29,003, 330/49K. 30,303, 360/40K. ,303, 360/40K.
50,900, 310/25K. 50, 900, 38, 330, NONE. 38, 300, ONE. (C) NONE (D) 5 MILES (E) 253) MILES (E) 2505
SCATTERED (F) NONE 3. NOME NONTE NONE 10. 101E40 NCNE 11. NONE 12.
OPERATIONS OFFICER. SIGHTIN HAS MRS
ABOUT A DOZEN SINCE 1 1955. RECENT SIMULAR PEPORTS IN THM
AREA CAUSED TI HEIR SIGHTING. MR IS MEMBER' OF
THIS CRGANIZATION AS A PHILCO TECH REP. PCSSIBILITY OF BEING AN
EXTREMAMLY BRIGHT STAR. OBJECT DID NOT MOVE.
d L7.
Downgraded at 3 year
intervals; declassified
after 12 years
13 may68
UNOLAOOr

PART FOUR: D Desoription of Sighting
PART FIVE: Dascription of Sighting
PART SIX: Description of Sighting by
PART SEVEN: Description of Sighting by Mr. ar Mrs.C
PART EIGHT: D Desoription of Sighting
PART NINE: Description of Sighting by PART NTNE: Description of Sighting by
PART TEN: Description of Sighting by S/Sgt - and mapa
PART ELEVEN: Supplementary Investigative Efforts. PART ELEvEN: Supplementary Investigative Efforts.
PART TWELVE: Comments of Preparing Officer. Comments of fficer.
Ir. SUMMARY: Probable astronomical body, the planet
Venus.
BEILFUSS AF 16 416 246 14.6
III. INVESTIGATOR: S/SCT PHII
PHILIP W. BEILFUSS AF 16 416 246
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Flt 3-C, 4602d AISS 3C-UFOB-2-56 PAGE 1A oF 1 PAEL 7
FOR UPTICA GRF
APPROVED:
JOHN M WHITE JR
Colonel, USAF
Commander
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ULVCLASSIFIED
CCLASSIFKATION) 18-357014%001N10010-02

Michigan (GKEA 1401). Upon getting out of my car at home, I noticed a bright
object at about 40 elevation and 30o azimuth. I watched it for about five
minutes and then minutes and then drove back to Lake Leelanau to get my three buddies, La drove back to Lake Leelanau to get my three buddies, La Verne Verne
Petrosky, August Sharnowski, and Pat Gardener. We returned to my house at
about ll:o0 PM (O4ooz) and looked at the object for another five mimutes,
both visually and through 4x binoculars. The object seemed through 4x binoculars. The object seemed to be a crescent
with a red-orange stem. It was about the size of a dime at sten. It was about the size of a dime at t ara's length. It ara's length. It
seemed to hold still for seemed to hold still for a whilo, but after looking at it for about two or
three minutes, it moved away from us and up three minutes, it moved 7 from us and 1 and down very quickly. It finally It finally
just faded out. just faded out. I didn't I didn't hear any sounds," hear any sounds."
1 Incl. SOURCE'3 Sketch (retouched).
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