PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7200980

DATE OF SIGHTINGOctober 1958

REPORTED LOCATIONGrand Rapids Michigan

FRAMES6

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

l. DATE 2. LOCATION

17 October 1958 Grand Rapids,

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Bolloon

Michizan

‘3. ~DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Local B :Ground- Vi sual

OnF a LE SUS 297 = 0 Air Visual

Possibly Bolloon

Was Aircraft
Probobly Aircroft
Possibiy Aircrafe

O Ground-Roadar
© Air-intercept Rador

5. PHOTOS + SOUF
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NkNe

Was Astronomical Nictecor
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

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7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS

Other
Insufficient Dete for Evaluetion
Unknown

9. COURSE

o00 aoq coo ao00

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25 seconds
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

Twenty-four round, amber colored
objs,-size of dime.Traveling at
very high alt. Two flights of

12 each,

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

ele ns) LAN.”

11. COMMENTS

Checked w/ an astronomer, & his
Opinion that due to c@scription,
flight path, and time duration,
|objs were probably fm the arie-

| tids meteoric shower which occurs
in October,

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SECURITY CLASSIFICATIC

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REF YOUR TT MSG COP 10-080, DTD 20 OCT 58, REPORTING AN UFO

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REQUEST CONTACT WITH SOURCE TO

BRIEFLY; ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH OF OBJECT WHEN

PROFESSIONAL OR

CHECK WITH APPLICABLE UNITS TO DETERMINE IF

THERE WAS 7% FLEGHT oF. A/C IN THE AREA OF Ti S SIGHTING,

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SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

DATE TIME
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