PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8864013

DATE OF SIGHTINGAugust 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONBirmingham Michigan

FRAMES4

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 1. DATE 2LOCATION LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
o Was Balloon
17 August 1958 17 August 1958 Birmingham, Michigan o Probably Probably Balloon Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
000 00 Probably Aircraft
GMT. GMT 18/0022z AirVisual AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS . SOURCE 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
No No Civilian Civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OBJECTS COURSE xxother_ Sputni'k III
00 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
3 mins Unknown
one ENE
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd, bluish-white obj, larger than Data given indicates possible
star, glowing, slight turn to Norbh sighting of Sputnik III. No
as it approached. Observed in wSw confirmation.
at 35 dgr elev. Moved ENE & made
slight turn to North as approached.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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6. GLOWING
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B. 1. UNUSUAL VISUAL OBSERVATION
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2. 35 DEG ABOVE HORIZON WSW ..
STRAIGHT ABOVE POINT OF OBSEVATION
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5. UNK-HiW dId iT 3. UNKHCWdId T disappetr disapp2tr
6. 3 MINUTES 6. 3 MINUTES • •
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2NONE
3. N/A
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BIRMINGHAM MICH.
G. G. 1. GOOD SELFRIDGE AFB I 1. GOOD SELFRIDGE AFB WEATHER WEATHER
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16000 310 DEG 40 NW 310 DEG 40 NW
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30000 3€0 DEG 70UNL
50000 290 DEG 60 JN
80000 280 DEG 40 W •
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. UNRESTRICTED
5. 2 TENTHS 5. 2 TENTHS •
6. NO STORMS ·IN AREA 6. NO STORMS IN AREA • •
H. SPUTNIK 3
I. NO ACTION TAKEN I. NO ACTION TAKEN •
KSENIOR I
CAPTAIN HARRY L. SHUMATE, INFORMATION RELAYED THROUGHAIR-
DROME OFFICER, CAPTAIN MATTESS, SAFB, MICH. BELIEVE OBSERVER
SAW A STAR OR 3RD STAGE OF SPUTNIK 3.
L. NONE. •
BT •
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