PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8410058

DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1959

REPORTED LOCATIONDetroit Mich

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

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|} 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Local OD Ground- Vi sual O Ground-Rador
5 oe a mz
OM T0215, 02604,034524 0 Air Visual D Air-Intercept Rador
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE
O Yes
0No Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION

> CLAMS

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE

Left to Right

oo0 ooo ooo ooo

12. CONCLUSIONS

Was Balloon
Probably Balloon

Possibly Balloon

Wos Aircroft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircroft

Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical

Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluotion
Unknown

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING

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11. COMMENTS

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DATED 5 FEERUARY 1996-
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(P) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF ODJarcT

4. OSERVER WAS LOOKING AT THE Moon THRU A TELEScopE
OSJECT PASSED Ii! FRONT OF THE Moot.

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FROW O145Z UNTIL O215Z 16 SET
CLEMENS » HICHIGAN I5SEPT 5

MAINTAINANCE MAN FOR SUPPERIOR
(G) WEATHER AND WINDS ALOF

1. CLEAR , VERY BUIGHT Moor

2. WINDS SURFACE 14 SEPT so: ¢
290/55, 20,090 250/40 30,00
250/10, FOR 15 SEPT 59: 6090
290/47, 20,000 290/57, 30,000

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295 OXSERVER WATCHED THE MOON

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SIGHTING WAS PROMPTED BY RECENT PUBLICTIY GIVE

SHOT BY

TELESCOPIC EQUIPME!
THE FACE OF THE MOON

CL) MO PHOTOGRAP

17/0135Z SEP RJEDBUYIL

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MANY PERSDNS ARE EXAMINING THE MOON'S SURFACE WITH

SENOIOR DIRECTOR CAPT. JOSEPH -.- STROTHER BELIEVES

| SUCESSFUL MOON

BECAUSE OF THIS RECENT PUBLICITY , IT IS BELIIVED

EXCELLENT

NT AND SHOULD HAVE NOTED ANY OBJECT CROSSING

THAT IS VISIBLE TO T UNAIDE

ED EY

iS OR Al THER PHYSICAL EVIDENCE EAIS