PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6785846

DATE OF SIGHTINGMay 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONLake Leelanau Michigan

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: PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12, CONCLUSIONS
' ; 0D Was Balloon
11 May 1956 Lake Leelanau, Michigan QO Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION GQ Possibly Balloon
P QO Was Aircraft
Logg! Lee — & Pround: Vi sual 0 Ground-Redar Q Probobly Aircraft
cmt_lL2/0330Z | D Air Visual O Air-intercept Radar Q Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE XIX Was Astronomical VONUS
0 Yes —_—_ O Probobly Astronomical
XKNo Civilian O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE “10, Other =
NW in errat igo avi eany Dota for Evaluation
one hour, five minutes one movement ai esta
10, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS ages
One object appearing to be round, Concur with the opinion of the
vunnel shaped, and sometimes circu- reporting officer that this
lar. Yellow steeaks with green cen- Sighting was caused by the pla

ter and red sides was the description Venus.
of the colors. Seen through binoculars.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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€B) NICKEL
KC) YELLOW STREAKS, GREEN CENTER WITH JED SIDES

CD) ONE

CE) NZA
(F) NONE OTHER THAN SIZE AND SHAPE

CG) TAIL OF FUNNEL

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PART 2

PART 3

CH2 NONE
CI) DIMS AND BRIGHTENS

CA) ACCIDENTIAL - OBJECT CAUGHT OBSERVERS ATTENTION

BY ITS BRIGHTENESS
(B) NORTHWEST 69 DEG ABOVE THE HORIZEN
CC) 68 DEG - 315 DEG
(D) ICREGULAR STOPS AND GOES
(EZ) FADE OVER LAKE MICHIGAN
(F) ONE HOUR AND FIVE MINUTES

CA) GROUND VISUAL
(B) BINOCULARS
(C) NONE

PART 4 CA) 93392 12 MAY 1956 TO 243552 12 MAY 195%

PART 5

€B)> DARK
CA) EQ 5553

PART 6 7A) SD crpepemePPrr 1 AK= LEELANUA ALE 48 USED

CAR DEALER AND LIVE BAIT DEALER, GOOD

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PART 7

PART &
PART Q9

PART 1¢
PART 11

PART 12

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CA) CLEAR
(B) 6,826 25/3¢P12
10,020 24/50P03
16 ,200- 2h/se-28
2 G80 2h/65-15
36 ,06¢ 24/7¢-39
53,8¢6 25/75-57
56,060 N/AVAIL
(C) CLEAR
(p) 15 PLUS
CE) CLEAR
CF) NONE
CA) NONE
CA) NONE
CA) NONE
(A) TRAVERSE CITY CAA REPORTS NO TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA
CA) 4ST LT RICHARD Hs ERICSON OPERATIONS OFFICER PD THIS
OBJECT HAS BEEN SIGHTED AND REPORTED NUMEROUS TIMES
IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS PD THE OBJECT WAS INVES-
TILATED BY INTELLIVENCE PERSONNEL FROM SELFRIDCE AFB
MICHIGAN IN APRIL OF THIS YEAR AND DETERMI ED TO BE
THE PLANET VENUS PD I BELIEVE THIS To BE THE SAME

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