DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
PROJECT BLUE BOOK
UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE8227479
DATE OF SIGHTINGSeptember 1960
REPORTED LOCATIONLincoln Park Michigan
FRAMES15
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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
10 & 21 Sep 60 Lincoln Park, Michigan 0 Was Balloon
00 Prabobly Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
Locai 2100 Ground-Visuel Ground-Rodar Was Aiscraft
000 Probably Aireraft
GMT 11/0200Z C AinVisual Air-intereept Rodor Possibly Airerait
5. PHOTOS SOURCE Was Astronamical
Y DDO Probobly Astronomical
D No Civilian Possibly Astrommical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE 000 Other
Insulficient Data ior Evaluation
2 hrs one then two varied Unknown
O. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Blue s Blue and white and white light. It light. It moved moved slightly to Witness claims to have taken photographs
left and later right at left s and later right at same level; very fast; seme level; very fast; of object. He submitted roll of object. He subnitted roll of of undevelorkd
it then went up it then went up with with light exhaust. xhaust. film and upon development there was film and upon development there vas
nothing nothing on the film except a car engine,
garage and houses. About half of the film the film
See:St See: was unexposed. There was was unexposed. There was only one witnesa one witnesal
to the sighting and since there was Ighting and since there was nothibe nochibe
on the film, this report is evaluated as this report is evaluated as
insufficiant data.
CHeTO I PARSCAL CUETo I PRSICAL SricimeN file) Sricimen file)
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 28 3EP 52) ATIC PORM 329 (REV 28 3EP 52)
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A+ LEAST DCCLENgHT
22. We wish to know the angulor size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note
how much of the abject is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time
of the sighting, how much of the object wouid have been covered by the match head? VERY LIHHILL
IDSAY.
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No
2. in order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a
common object or objects which, when placsd up in the sky, would give the same appearancs as the object
which you sow. which you saw.
ECHO ECAo
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g. Other
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
CHECKING SKY FOR ECHO.
IF you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at th time, then complete the following questions:
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the obiect?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes Yes No No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One) the object? (Circie One) Y
g. West West
0. North c. East South . South 6 Nothwest Northwest
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest i. i. Overhead Overhead
30. V 30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One) What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
West
. . North c. East e. South 3 Northwest
b. Northeast Northeast d. Southeast f. F. Southwest Southwest 1. i. Overhead
31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the abject was
from true North (thru east) and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it first appeared:
0. From frue North O degrees.
b. From horizon 100-130 degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
. From true North 32-4 degrees. 2y-32
S. From horizon_ Mdegrees. 2 100- 142-
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33. In the feilowing larger sketch place an "A" at the position the abject was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its
pasition when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the larger sketch.
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(Circle One) Yes N0
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(Cirele One) Yes No
36.2 Please their names and addresses:
37. Was this the first time that you had seen an object or abjects like this?
(Circle One) Yes No
37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
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33. in your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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(Circle One) Yes No 1,700M.
.Please give the foilowing information about yourself:
NAME Last Name 3t Nams Miadia Nam
DDR LINCOLN PARK MicH.
City Zone State
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Age 31 Sox MALl
Indicate any additional information about yourself, including any education, which might be pertinent.
X=AF. ALSO STUDENT OF SAUCERS PLUSELECTRILAL SO
INTEREST is EDUCATIOWAL ON SAUCEK WITH TECHANICAL. EDUCATIOWAL
Hi9H SCHOoL HI9H SCHOOL PLU>
SPACE STUDY ELECT PROPUL. PROPUL.
Date you completed this questionnaire: 42. Date you compieted this questionnaire: 27 3et 3et 60
Day Month Month Yoar Year
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statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to present the details of the observa-
tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper may be attached
if they are needed.
NAME (Do Not Write in This Space)
(Please Print) CODE:
SIGNATURE
DATE 27 5 cpt. 1960
I was watching E the shy for echo, but i obsarved 1t this object 'saucer'
and noted the strange light. blue and white anl hoted the strange lignt. blue and white a also watched and adjusted also watched and adjusted
my eyasight to it and it moved slightly to left and later right at my eyesight to it and it moved slightly to left and 1 later right at
same level very fast, then up with light exhaust light (electron Reame same level very fast, then up with light exchaust Light (electron Beamt
shocting below Take a flashlight and aim in a fog sam ne results) e results)
To me i will always believe it was a saucer - described in The Bible
due to its parting and then coming together it was - also brighter then
also brighter then
echo. ve have some clounds and a show echo. We have some and a show searchlight searchiight was bouncing off was bouncing 022
but in the spaces that it was clear i could sre the actions of it and
brecing mysalf against home i toolt a some plotures there.
Very nice for picture talding usin: o aifferent exoosures etc.
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SIiDES 4S1ideS S
Sept.10÷21,1960
LiNCOLN PAEK, MichiN
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. LINCOLN PARK, mI
CASE CONTAINS SLIDES
IN SEPARATE FOLDER
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Dear Mirs,
se)t 11 1960 22.30
I watched a so called star tonlght that caught by attention
before dark, at times s it seened to move in Mest H.W. sly
then again it seamed to part vith a red and blue light
inbetween , also sesmed at times to shoot a white stream like
a night jet or jato exhaust streamer.
I took some pictures with my kodak k pony 35 settins
inf. also between b and 35 from o- or F dom from 36-21
then s shet other setting at 16. 25-00.
sincerely
just a goofy production at ford they laught at a car with no fvel
ound andjust
can I can light a foot light a foot ball field with 6.0o0 vatts instead of 96.000. ball field with 6.oo0 vatts instead of 96.000.
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tives plus the following photographic infomation:
a. I Type and make of camera.
b. Type, focal length, and make of lens.
c. Brand and type of film.
d. Shuttar speed used on each exposure.
e. Lens cpening used ("f" stop).
2. f. Type of filters used, If any. -
g.
n. Exact Lxact direction pointod with pointed with relation to true north, relation to true north,
and the and the angle with respe ground.
FOR THE COMMANDER:
PHILIP O. EVANS 1 Atch: Atch:
Colonel, US.AF Colonel, USAF Cy ltr ll Sep60, Sep 60, fr
Deputy for for Science and Science
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a. Shutter soeed U3e1
e. stop). M, Jm ron 1. 5a2 y
t.
2 5. How was comera supported? How was comera sugported? By A ank bdy d
h. Exsct direction camera was pointed with relation Exect direction comera was pointed with relation to to 3
true north and the angle with respect to the true north and the angle with respect to the ground. ( 2 2 G -
2 Nen Go Nhe 609 2
Sincerely, Sincerely,
Incloaure Inclcaure LOVRENCE J. TACER LIVRENCE J. TACER
Lt. Colonel, VEAP Lt. Colonel, VEAF
Publie Inforrotlon Division
Offiee of Infornetton
Cincsln Fark, Miehigon
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.When did you see the object? dato
10 Hour Minutes
+21 Set. 60 arNotp 4+ 21-3i
Month Year (Circle One):
3. Time Zone: (Circle One):@ Eastern
(Circle One): a. Daylight Saving
b. Central Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
e. Other
4.
LiNCOLNPANK Mic/.
Nearest Pastai Address Cizy or Town State or Country
Additianal remarks: took picturls WITA CAMKXA
5. How long was abject in sight? 2HK3
Hours Minutes Seconds
3.1 t determined?
G. Certain Not very sure Not very sure
5. Fairly certain i Just a guess
6. What was the condition of the sky?
DAY NIGHT
a. Bright
b. Cloudy b:
7. DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked d at the object?
NSTARPLIABE
(Cirele One): a. In frant of you d. To your leit
b. in back of you e. Overhead
S To your right F. Don't remember
ATICA8 164 This iorm supersedes ATIC 164, 13 Oet 34.
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8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Cirele One):
None a. Bright moonlight
b.A Few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remember d. Don't remember
The object appeared:
(Cirale One): @ As a light b. Shiny c. Dark d. Don't remember
0. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the orightest stars?
itwas BLiNK+BRIH+ER HA ECHO
Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
Appear to stand still at any time? Yos No Don't Know
Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Ye3 No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yes No TN Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Give off smoke? Yes No No Don't Know
Change brightness? (Yes) (Yes No Don't Know Don't Know
O063 O06e Change shape? Yes No Don't Know Don't Know
Flash or flicker? Flash or flicker? Yes Yes No Don't Know
Disappear and reappear? Disappear and reappear ? Yes No Don't Know
12. Did the object move behind something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): (Circle One): Yes No No Don't Know. Don't Know. IF you answered YEs, then tell wnat IF yau answered YEs, then tell wnat
it moved behind:
13. Did the abject move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? 13. Did the abject mave in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud?
(Cirele One): Yos No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
in front af: SEEMED to gEttHINKRETHEN
tHICKEO NotiCfD SAMEAZNORA
14. Did the abject appear: (Circle One): 2. Solid b. Transporent c. Vapor d. Don't Know
15. Oid you observe the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No o. Binoculars
b. Sun glasses Yes No F. Telescope
c. Windshieid Yes No g. Theodolite Yes
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other CAMERE
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1.The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): @ Fuzzy or blurred e. Otherbi7H+ +BLURNY
Like a bright star WHEN 3TATIOVAKY
c. Sharply outlined FALSO ExHaut StRuin.
d. Don't remember
19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there? FUO WHLN SPLit.
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