PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7200371

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONRockford Michigan

FRAMES3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
OX Was Balloon
1. October 1958 Rockford, Michigan 0 ProbablyBalloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 14/1330z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
λNo Civilian 0 PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS . COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown
30 mins one not given
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Rnd, silverish white obj, size of Description is characteristic
golf ball. Stationary. of a balloon.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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D.
1. 14/13302
2 DAY
E.
EP 2607 - ROCKFORD MICHIGAN
F.
PAGE THREE RJEDBW 11G
1. CIVILIAN - - 33 ROCKFORD MICHIGAN
.. -SHOEMAKER
2. N/A
G.
1. VISUAL CLEAR
3. 3. LEAR CLEAR -- -n ^
4. 12 ivaluat. it
. N/A jaiven
6.N/A Iof Sofs
N H. N/A
)
I. N/A A.
J. N/A
K. N/A
L. NONE
TIME 1429Z PD
IF SAME OBJECT II 30 KNOTS PD
RT

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BT "!
A /UNCLAS/ COP 10-061 PD IAW AFR 200-2 DATED 5 FOLLOWING
UFO REPT IS SUBMITTED PD
A. "
1.SPHERE SHAPED .
3.SILVERFISH WHITE
4ONE (1) ak
5.N/A
6OBJECT WAS NOT MOVING -
7. NO TAIL TRAIL OR EXHAUST . )
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PAGE TWO RJEDBW 11G PAGE TWO RJEDBW 11G
8. IF ANY SOUND, UNKNOWNS
NONE 9 NONE
B. B. :
1• SILVER COLORED OBJECT
2. 30 DEGREE DUE WEST OF EP 2605 - DIRECTLY ABOVE ROCKFORD.
MIRHIGAN - HIGH ..- :
3.N/A )
4.NONE
5. NOT OBSERVED ho d hhisgpe
6 30 MINUTES
c.
1. GROUND VISUAL D
2. NONE OTHER THAN EYES