PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8406814

DATE OF SIGHTINGJune 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONSault Ste Marie Michigan

FRAMES6

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE |2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
2. lault arie, Mchigan 0 Was Balloon
18 terhnson,Mchigan 0 Probably Belloon
TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircroft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT_ /03004 AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes O. ProbablyAstronomical
No Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE Other_._ Other
1. 10 sers 000 Insufficient Data for Insufficient Data for Evaluotion Evaluotion
Unknown
2.20-20 2. 20-30 Deas Degs 1. NW
IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING T0. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
1. Rnd, size of pemny, white, tail Po-30 Probubly a meteor.
times lenghh, blue-white in color. A
whistling sound was heard.
2. Sphere, sizo of pel, white, tadl 50-
- l0o miles behind. Flight path was in a straipht 10o miles behind. Flight path was in a straiJht
line.
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ATIC FORM 19 25 25 3KP 52)

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ANNN ATC (B
RC036
C20SQA813ZCFJAS69
PP RJEDSQ
DE RJEDBWL 6 1 2e4
P 191950Z
FM COMDR 6SIST ACWRON SAFB 4212
TO RJWFAL/COMDR ADC
RJEDBW/COMDR DET 2 30TH ADIV WRAFS
RJEDBWA/CONDR DADS RJEDBWA/CONDR DADS
RJEDAH/COMDR 30TH ADIV RJEDAH/COMDR 30TH ADIV TRUAX FLD
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WPAFB RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC WPAFB
RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF
RJEZHQ/OFFICE INFORMATION SERVICES SERVICES HQ USAF HQ USAF
BT "
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UNCLAS FROM OPS 229. UF0 REPORT SUBMITTED AS REQUIRED BY AFR 200-2, 5
"1959, (A) DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT (S)
THE LENGTH AND BLUE WHITE IN COLOR 8. WHISTLING 9• UNKNOWN
B) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT T (S) 1. SOUND 2. HORIZON NORTH
0305-6=2105 VISUAL 2. NONE 3. UNKNOWN
(D) TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING 1. 0305Z 19 JUNE 1 1959 2. DARK (E).
LOCATION OF OBSERVER (S) 1. F) IDENTIFYING
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MADISON, HEIGHTS, AN, ELECTRICAL ENGINEER,
AND WINDS ALOFT WINDS ALOFT
- 18,200, 020/20, 16,800, 16,000,
UNKNOWN
(K) LT. LEWIS L. LIBENGOOD, 661ST (K) LT. LEWIS L. LIBENGOOD, 661ST ACWRON. SELFRIDGE AFE. MICHIGAN ACWRON, SELFRIDGE E AFB, MICHIGAN
ANALYSIS-NONE (L) NONE
BT
19/2125Z JUN RJEDFJ

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PP RJEDSO
DE RJEDAHM 1 9 12009 07 46
P 191940Z 20 01 19 67
FM COMDR 753D ACWRON SAULT STE MARIE AFS 74x2√
TO RJWFALB/COMDR R AIR DEFENSE COMMAND ENT AFE
RJEDSO/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CTR WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB
RJEZHQ/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HDQS USAF WASH 25
(
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HDQS USAF WASH 25
INFO RUEPBL/COMDR 1006 AISS FORT BELVOIR
RJEDAH/COMDR 3ETH ADIV TRUAX FLD
AF GRNC
ET ( (
/UNCLASSIFIED/OPN 699. SUBJECT: ATTN: ODI UNIDENTIFIED UNIDENTIFIED
FLYING CEJECTS (UFOB) REPORT, THE FLYING CPJECTS (UFOB) REPORT, THE LOWING REPORT SUBMITTED UBMITTED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH AFR 200-2.
AI AD DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT
(1) SPHERE
(2 1/8 INCH IN PEA
(3) WHITE
(4) ONE (1)
(5) N/A
(S) L LEFT A TAIL 50 TO 100 MILES BEHIND
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(8) SILENT
(S) NONE
E. D DISCRIPTICN OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
(1) COLOR AND TRAIL OF THE OBJECT
(2) 355 DEGREES 20 T0 25, 000 FEET ESTIMATED -
(3) 29D DEGREES 35 DEGREES ELEVATION
(4) STRAIGHT LINE, NO MANEUVERS SE?
(5) INSTANTLY
(6) 20 T0 30 SECONDS
C. MANNER OF OBSERVATION
(1) GROUND VISUAL
(2) NONE
(3) N/A
D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING
(1) 19/0300 GREENWICH MEAN TIME TIME
(2) NIGHT
E.I E. LOCATION OF OBSERVERS
(1) 46:28 NORTH 84:22 WEST 3 MILES WEST MILES SOUTH OF SOUTH OF SAULT STE SAULT STE MARIE, MARIE,
MICHIGAN.
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45:3E NORTH 84:22 WEST SAULT STE MARIE, MICHIGAN
46:36 NOTH 84:22 WEST SAULT STE MARIE, MICHIGAN
F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON
(1) CIVILIAN,

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1. NONE
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( C
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COMMENTS OF REPORTING OFFICER. AFTER INVESTIAGTION AND ANALYSIS OF
THIS SIGHTING, IT APPEARS THAT IT IS A POSSIBLE REFLECTION OF LIGHT
FROM THE OXYGEN FURNACES OF THE ALGOMA STEEL COMPANY FROM A CLOUD OF C.
SMOKE. BELIEVED TO BE SAME OBJECT IS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IN OUR MESS-
AGE OPN 698 DATED 19 JUNE 59. ICE CRYSTALS AND MOISTURE FROM LAKE SUP-
ERIOR AT A CERTAIN ALTITUDE SEEM TO REFLECT LIGHT FROM GROUND 1.
SOURCES. OCCURANCES OF THIS NATURE WERE REPORTED THE SAME AREA
DURING SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 1958.
BT
19/20047 JUN RJEDAHM