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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE ! 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

Wes Bolicon
Probably Balleon
Pessibly Balloon

Was Aircroft
Probobly Aircraft
Possibly Aircreft

13 October 1957 Indian Trails, Michigan
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

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xWes Astronomicol Meteor
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

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Insufficient Dete for Evaluation
Unknown

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0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF 11. COMMENTS

Ball shaped object, size of basket- Feel that this is a great deal
ball, silver grey, four lights (possibly of detail about an obj viewed
portholes) two lights only half visi for only 8-10 secs at night.
ble, Object had a high pitched hum such Probably over imagination,
as an electric generator, Appeared tq Speed estimated at 250 mph/descri
have a heavy line dividiny top & indicates possible a/c. Duration
bottom, leads to evaluation as meteor,
Since initial obsvation indicates
obj looked like meteor case is
evalenated as a meteor sighting,

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At 22:05 hyvsy 13 Oct 1957 at Indian Trails on Lake Erie in the County of
Lonroe in the State of Nichigan while looking at constilations (192° West) an
object that looked like a meteorite was sighted. The object leveled off at about
1500 ft, andpassed in front of us at 3 distance of 150 ydg moveing from SSW to ‘A
at about 225 MPH.

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(1) Deseription of Object:
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(1) Appeared to have a heavy line deviding top_and bottom
(2) Dascription of course of object:

&) While looking at constilations we noticed a falling white object

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6) 3 o'clock Approx 1500 feet r em ae

d) Straight accross from SSW to NNE

8) Hidden by tree tops

(f) 8 to 10 seconds
(3) Manner of observation:

(a) Ground-visual

(b) None

(a) N/A
(lh) Tima and date of sighting:

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From the Enrico Fermi Atomic plant in Laguna Peach, Monroe County, Michig:

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