PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE9078983

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONAnn Arbor Mich

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 7
0 Was Balloon
6 Feb 59 nn Arbor, Mich 100 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Local _ Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT. 130 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE O.. Was Astronomical Mars
Yes a Probably Astronomical
. .No Civilian D PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION S. NUMBER 08JECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
. Unknown
20 one NNW
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING I11. COMMENTS
Round, rei obj, size of baseball, Checks indicate the planet Mars in
slightly resembled a star, slignely resemoled a scar, 1 first seen location of observation. Apperent locatlon G1 o03e. aolon. sgpurent
overhead wavering bauk and Forth, but overhead wavering bauk and Forth, but motion could be due to atmoophere motion could be due to atmoophere
making little headway. making little headway. and movement of obeerver. and movement of obeerver.
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A. DESCRIP OBJECT (S):
(1)ROUND
(2) BASEBALL
(3)RED -
(4) ONE
(5) M/A (5) N/A -
(S) NONE (6)NONE (
(7) NONE (7) NCNE
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(9) RESEMBLES A STAR SLIGHTLY. -
V. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF BJECT (S):
(1) NEARNESS AND GLOW.
APPROX. OVERHEAD AND HEADING STRAIGHT AWAY ( N N W).
(3) SAME AS NBR 2.
(4) WAVERING BACK AND FORTH VERY RAPIDLY BUT NOT MAKING MUCH HEADWAY. BUT NOT MAKING MUCH HEADWAY.
(5)INSTANTANEOUSLY TO THE NNW. (
(6) TWENTY MINUTES.
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION:
(1) GROUND VISUAL. (1)GROUND VISUAL.
(2 NACKED EYE. -
(3)N/A .
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D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING.
(1) 27/21302 - 20 30 LOCAL -
(2) NIGHT
3. LOCATION OF OBSERVER.
(1) VEST SIDE OF CITY OF ANN ARDOR, MICHIGAN
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER.
(1)CIVILIAN. (i) CIVILI ANN ANN ARBOR MICHIGAN. ARBOR MICHIGAN.
2) 240/5KTS.
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N/A
(3) UNLIMITED
(4) UNLIMITED
(5) NONE
(6) NONE
H. NONE (
I NONE I NONE
J. NO A/C IN AREA.
K. WILLIAM I. MONROE CAPT. SENIOR CONTROLLER. POSSIBLE CAUSE UNKNOWN.
L. NO PHYS ICAI VIDENCE. C
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