DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE6961539
DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1957
REPORTED LOCATIONHastings Michigan
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
O Wes Balloon
a tea TAL 2 DE ee 9 0 Probebly Balloon
| £1) 3 ys 1957 . SiLLAZS Mich} ry ’ }
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Q Possibly Balloon _
| Locei __ — D Ground- Vi suol D0 Ground-Rodaor i M4 uate Meas A rip 1 Opr.
ouT.__ 19407052. e 0 Air Vi suo D Air-intercept Rodor QO Possibly Aircroft |
| 5. PHOTOS 5. SOURCE [2 Was Astronomical
O Yes CG Probobly Astronomical
O Ne Civilian /° Possibly Astronomicol
| 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 18. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | % COURSE }o Other =
BD insvufficient Dete fer Evaluation
ne 7 wh 0 Unknown
vJ Minuces Live ae
10, SRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Tl. COMMENTS
Five moving objects. First object [ter review, and investigation,
Q@ppeared as size of big star coming etermin to be * in refuel
into view from West, later reappearing ing operation.
to the North followed by four smaller
objects which at times seemed to
join and rejoin then ali objects
moved off northeasteriy and disappeardd.
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Dear
m response to your request of September 9, 1963, for scme
information about ."Flying Saucers", we are sending you two brochures
on the subject of unidentified aerial phenomena. We think the
brochures may be of interest to you. They include stories of several
sightings over the United States during the past years.
On.the night of July 16, 1957, five lights were seen in the
Port Huron area which appeared to several people as an unusual phenomena,
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ars. @ B-47 refueling mission which was taking place in the area at that
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MASTON M. JACKS
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September 18, 1963
This is in reply to your letter of September 9, 1963,
in which you requested some information concerning “Flying Saucers",
We are inclosing two brochures on unidentified aerial phenomena
including some sightings that were reported over the United States.
_ We hope they will be of interest to you.
+The five lights over Port Huron which you referred to in
yout letter occurred on the night oi July 16, 1957, and were identified
by the Air Force as a B-47 air = cer mission which was aa Bary
in that area at that time.
$e : | Sincerely,
MASTON M. JACKS
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