PROJECT BLUE BOOK

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Mr and Mrs PROJECT 10073
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
26 Sep 60 Silver Lake,Michigan 0 Was Bolloon
0 Probably Balloon
0 Possibly Balioon
3. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Rodar Was Aiscraft
Local Ground-Visual 000 Probably Aircraft
26/2245-2300Z AirVisual Air-Intercep! Radar Possibly Aircraft
GMT
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
OYes D Probably Astronomical
Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
No
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other_
000 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
5-6 min N-S Unknow
one
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Long, cylindrical, somewhatecigar shaped object The object t of this sighting was probably
with fiery red surface. When first sighted was an a/c with sunlight reflecting from its
stationary, then accelerated swiftly in a some- surface.
what N-S direction but climbed rapidly upward
until no longer visible.
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FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION./UNCLASS EMCAS 095/PASS S TV INTELLIGENCE.
UFO REPORT. INFORMATION ORGINALLY PASSED TO THE EMPIRE UFO REPORT. I THE EMPIRE (
A F STATION BY TRAVERSE CITY NEWSPAPER, THE RECORD EAGLE, ON
TUES 27 SEP 50. WITNESS WAS INTERVIEWED ON 28 SEP60. INFOR-
MATION RECEIVED AS FOLLOWS:
DATE OF SIGHTING: MONDAY, 25 SE
NAME OF WITNESS: MR. AND MRS
AGE: APPROXIMATELY 50 YEARS
OCCUPATION: EMPLOYED BY T TRAVERSE CITY NEWSPAPER, THE RECORD
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MANEUVERS: : NONE. MOVE ALMOST STRAIGHT UP UNTIL NO LONG-
ER VISIBLE
LENGTH OF TIME VISIBLE: TO MRS WISNER ABOUT TO S MINUTES AND ABOUT 332--1
2 TO 3 MINUTES TO HUSBAND
TIME: 2245 TO 2300 HOURS, ZULU.
LIGHT CONDITIONS ,SHORTLY ISET. VI GOOD, SKIES
CLEAR.
LOCATION OF OBSERVER: CENTER SILVER SILVER LAKE, ABOUT LAKE, ABOU MILES SSW
OF TRAVERSE CITY, MICH.
WEATHER AND VINDS: VIND DIR WEATHER AND VINDS: VIND DIR & & VELOCITY SURFACE NORTH ANT NORTH ANT 18 KNOTS, 10 KNOTS,
NO OTHER ALFITIDE AVA NO OTHER ALTITIDE ILABLE.
CEILING: CLEAR CEILINC:CLEAP
VISIBILITY: MORE THAN 1 AND 5.
CLOUD COVER: NONE E
THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA: NONE
AIR TRAFFIC: ADC ECCM MISSION AT LATER HOURS.
NAME OF PREPARING OFFICER: R.E.SMI F.AD STRATIVE
OFFICER, 752D RADAR SQUADRON.
COMMENTS: NONE
OTHER REPORTS: GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED

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SHAPE OF UFO: L NDRICAL, SOMEWHAT CIGAR SHAPED.
LARGE (
SIZE: UNKNOWN. WITNESS ONLY STATE QUOTE: LOOKED
OBJECT. UNQUOTE.
COLOR: RIERY RED SURFACE
NUMBER: ONE
DESCERNABLE FEATURES: NONE
EXAUST, TRAILS, TAIL: NONE. RUXTON STATED HE THOUGHT HE SAW
SOME SMOKE E BUT WIFE DID NOT.
SOUND NONE
DIRECTION OF TRAVEL: WHEN FIRST SIGHTED WAS STATIONARY, THEN ACCEL- DIRECTION OF TRAVEL: WHEN FIRST SIGHTED WAS STATIONARY, THEN ACCEL-
ERATED SWIFTLY IN A SOMEWHAT NORTH TO SOUTH DIRECTION CLIMBED LIMBED
RAPIDLY UPWARD U RAPIDLY UPWARD UNTIL IT WAS NO LONGER VISIBLE.
FIRST NOTICED: WAS ROWING BOAT NORTHWARD ON LAKE WHEN HE LOOKED OVER
HIS SHOULDER FOR DIRECTIONS, AND SAW OBJECT IN SKY. WIFE IN BACK OF
BOAT STATES SHE HAD ALREADY SEEN OBJECT FOR TWO TO THREE BOAT STATES SHE HAD ALREADY SEEN OBJECT FOR TWO TO THREE MINUTES BUT
DIDNT THINK ENOUGH OF IT TO MENTION TO HUSBAND.
ANGLE WHEN FIRST OBSERVED: ABOUT 45 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON.
ANGLE WHEN DISAPPEARED: REMAINED ALMOST 45 DEGREES ABOVE HORIZON.
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RECEIVING APPROXIMATELY DOZEN REPORTS FROM UNKNOWN PERSONS. NEWS-
PAPER (THE RECORD EAGLE) OF TRAVERSE CITY, MICH RAN FOLLOWING ART- (
ICLE: QUOTE. PUBLIC AGENCIES TODAY WERE CHECKING REPORTS BY SCORES (
OF GRAND TRAVERSE AND LEELANAU COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT A CIGAR SHAPED ELE3HE
FLAME COLORED OBJECT FLEW ACROSS THE WESTERN SKY IN A GENERAL NORTH
SOUTH DIRECTION SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET MONDAY. OFFICIALS WOULD NOT
SPECULAOE ON IDENTITY OF THE OBJECT WHICH SEVERAL WITNESSES SAID MOVED
AT GREAT SPEED ACROSS SKY AFTER AT FIRST APPEARING TO BE MOTIONLESS.
THE ONLY EXPLANATION FORTHCOMING TODAY, AN UNOFFICIAL ONE, WAS THAT
AIR DEFENSE COMMAND PLANES WERE CONDUCTIONG ROUTINE EXERCISES IN THE
LEELANAU COUNTY AREA AT THAT TIME ON MONDAY AND THE OBJECT MIGHT HAVE
BEEN SUNLIGHT REFLECTED FROM A SILVER COLORED PLANE FUSILAGE.
THE OBJECT SIGHTINGS WERE R THE OBJECT SIGHTINGS REPORTED OCCURING G ABOUT 6:45 P. M. 5:45P.M.
UNQUOTE• END REPORT.
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