PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE6789199

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1957

REPORTED LOCATIONFerndale MICHIGAN

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
12. CONCLUSIONS
2. LOCATION
1. DATE Was Ballaon
000 Probably Balloon
rerndalehicAistN Possibly Balloon
29.Apri11957 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
3. DATE-TIME GROUP Was Aircraft
Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Probably Aircraft
Locol_ Air-intercept Radar 0 Possibly Alrcraft
GMT-30/0250Z Air-Visuai 0 Was Astronomical
PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Probably Astronamical
5. Yes D Possibly Astronomical
DNo Civilian Other_.
8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION Unknown
four NW
few minutes 11. COMMENTS
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Description, flight path, dura-
Four diamond shaped objects, twice the tion indicate that this sighting
size size of of the largest star. and in the was probably caused by an a/c. an
formation of a diamond. Objects were formation of a diamond. )bjects was probably caused
flying in a northwesterly direc- flying in a northwesterly lirec-
seen
tion for a "few" minutes.
. .
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Witues
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RR RJEDBW RJEDEN RJEDWP RJEPNB
DE RJEDFJ IS
R 301319Z
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TO RJEDEN/COMDR ADC ENT AIR FORCE BASE COLO SP , COLO COLO 2
RJEPNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB NEWBURGH N Y
RJEDBW/COMDR 3OTH AIR DIV DEF WILLOW RUN AF STA BELLEVILLE MICH RJEDBW/COMDR 3OTH AIR DIV DEF WILLOW RUN AF STA BELLEVILLE MICH
RJEDWP/COMDR AIR TECH INTELLIGENCE CEN WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO
RJEPHQ/ RJEPHQ/ HQ USAF WASHINGT 25 D C DC . -
BT
/UNCLASSIFIED/OPNS 0999 UFOB IN ACCORDANCE 209-2 DTD 12
AUG 54 THE FOL
OWING REPT IS HEREBY ED
1. A-DIAMOND SHAPE
B-SIZE TWICE THE SIZE OF THE LARGEST STAR
C-DEEP RED
D-FOUR (4)
E-DIAMOND
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F-N/A
G-N/A
H-N/A
.

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PAGE TWO RJEDEJ AS -
I-NEGATIVE
2. A-VISUAL SIGHTING
B-NEGATIVE C
C-NEGATIVE
E-NEGATIVE
F-A FEW MINUTES *'or T2" smorss
E. A-GROUND VISUAL E. A-GROUND SUAL
B-N/A B-N/A
C-N/A C-N/A 00
B-NIGHT AND VERY CLEAR OUTSIDE
5. 1ò31 PTL0
6A-M
ERNDALE
CIVILIAN, AGE 30, SALESMAN
PHONE NO.
B-N/A :
7. A-VERY CLEAR

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i0,000-330 DEGREES-20, 0
(
60, 44
C-VERY HIGH
E-N/A E-N/A
F-N/A
JIM SPEED ABOUT THAT O LLING STAR
9 N/A
i. ij. N/A
17: 17: CHECKED CAA, NO A/C
SEEING NOTHING. GOC NEGAT EPORT.
12. N/A 1: **
AGENCIES-NO RESULT,
BY ROBERT W J BACHNAN, A/LT, USAF.
30/19202 A APR RJEDFJ