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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon 7
2 Feb 59 S of Sandusky, Ohio 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 PossiblyBolloon
Local_ XGround-Visual Ground-Radar 0 Was Aircraft
CK Probably Aircraft
GMT 1100z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS O. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Y.s 000 Probably Astronomical
.No Civilian Possibly Astronomical
LENGTH OF OBSERVATION . NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE D Other_
t. Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unkno wn
6 min 1 S
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Yellow toward orange speck. Speck grew Description is typical of any
larger as they drove toward it leaving obj that is in the sky during the
a decided yellow tail very straight and time of day reported. The flight
bright which dispersed in time like the path and duration is typical of a
tail stream of a jet. Obj had an upper high altitude jet aircraft. It is
part much like the top Br a shere, while the opinion of this analyst that
the lower part was rather level or flet. the observers probably saw an a/c
and the yellow trail --a contrail and the yellow trail --a contrail
with sun reflecting from it.
Atic porm 329 (r atic forn 329 (Rev 726 SRP 52) 26 BRP 52)
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
2STH OISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIJNS THE INSPECTOR CENERAL USAF
SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE BASE, MICHIGAN
25D 24-118 16 February 1959
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object
TO: Commander
Selfridge Air Force Base
Michigan
1. The attached memorandum dated 4 February l959 wes received
from the Detroit Division, Federal
2. This memorandum is furnished for your
action as deemed
3. No further investigation No lu ther Inyestigaci in 3 contemplated, and
the matter is the matter is considered congidered s office. 3 office.
For andan te usuiN
1 Incl B. E. PRATER Director
a/s Lt. Colonel, USA Aerospace
District Commander I ATTN: Archives Fcb 195 K213.60
cc: cc: Dir OSI (ZI) w/Incl ATTN: Archivrs Branch Aerospace Strdios Inst Fcb 1959
AFB, Al RETURN K243.6012-1
RETURN TO:
AFB. Alabame
SMG
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saw it. H eaid at they were us hat it kcoiked
line wat they had heard f "Flying Sawcers wre only
aildly intereeted in de armining what it a
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or as they drove toward it. The color was quite distirct but at
Wis point it still gave Do distinet
leaving a decided. mis
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It is reccmmended that the above bo furnished to the appropriate
ailitary agoney at Detroit.

25D 24-118, Dept of AF, 16 Feb 59, Subj: Unidentified Flying Object
DO 1st Ind 25 FEB1959 -
Headquarters Selfridge Air Force Base & lst Fighter Wing (Air Defense),
Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan
TO: Commander, Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wr
Air Forc ase, Dayton, Ohio
1. The inclosed UFo report is submitted for your information
h paragraph 14b, AFR 200-2.
2. The investigation
was not conducted by organization, of
the inclosure.
FOR THE CONMANDER:
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1 1 Incl: Incl: F.E.CLANCY F.E CLANCY
n/c n/c Majr USAF Majr, USAF
Adoinitiative Officer Adoinistiative Officer
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