PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS

1. DATE
Was Balloon
__27 Feb 61 Bark River, Michigan Probably Balloon |

Possibly Balloon

3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION

Was Aircraft

2215 | -
Local 8 Bround- Vi sual 0 Ground-Rodar Probobly Aircraft
GMT 280315Z ina O Air Vi sual O Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Aircraft

Was Astronomicol
Probably Astronomicol
Possibly Astronomical

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5. ‘PHOTOS
O Yes
, 20 No :

woo ooo ago ooo

7. LENGTH OF. OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE Other LAVOEXUIFT
: Insufficient Dete for Evaluation
10 min 1 N Unknown ig
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTINGROund, fiery red objt, [|11. COMMENTSDescription of o0 S similar |
about size of a grapefruit. Light rays to that of a fireball, except that it ,
appeared to be projected ahead of objt. projected light rays ahead of it and |

Sighted--aprox elevation 20°, azimuth 270°. | pes duration was much too long. Objt was
Disappeared O° elevation, 360° azimuth. Moved] apparently stationary for a few minutes,
N very slowly, Disappeared behind some trees.|then it bagan to move NE. No a/c in are.
| No air intercept attempted. Report is
evaluated "Unidentiffled" until such time
that further info is received that
will aid in identification.

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AF IN: 33167 (1 Mar 61) INCQMIiAG
ACTION: CIN-14 3

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Ae
le ROUND

2. ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GRAPEFRUIT

3. FIREY RED /
4. ONE

5. N/A

6. LIGHT RAYS APPEARED TO BE PROJECTED AHEAD OF THE OBJECT
7- NO TAIL OR EXHAUST
8. NO SOUND HEARD, OSSERVATION WAS MADE FROM INSIDE OF HOUSE

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9. IT WAS FIREY RED EXPLAINED TO BE SIMILAR TO FLAMES
10. N/A

B. |
1. THE DOG BEGAN TO BARK, HOWLING ALSO, MRS MMW WENT TO THE

WINDOW TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG, AS SOON AS SHED APPROACHED THE |
WINDOW SHE SIGHTED THE BRIGHT FIRE BALL, SHE THEN CALLED |
HER SIXTEEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER TO CONFIRM WHAT SHE HAD SEEN

2e APPROXIMATE ELEVATION 28 DEGREES AZIMUTH 270 DEGREES
Se APPROXIMATELYS® DEGREES ELEVATION & 360 AZIMUTH
4. MRS“@QMBMP AND HER DAUGHTER WATCHED IT FOR AWHILE ASSTHEY
THOUGHT IT WAS STATIONARY,
IT WAS NOT UNTIL THEYSHAD WATCHED TI FOR A FEW
MINUTES THAT THEY NOTICED IT WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY IT MOVED
NORTHWARD AND DOWN MRSSLAPALM STATED THAT IT DISAPPEARED |
BEHIND SOME TREES, |
De IT WASSFIRST SIGHTED IN THE WEST AND DISAPPEARD TO THE
NORTH |
6. ABOUT TEN MINUTES
C. te
le NAKED EYE

AF IN: 33167 (1 Mar 61)

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1. 28 FEB. 03152

2. NIGHT

4440 NORTH 8720 WESZ (BARK RIVER, MICH.)

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HOUSEWIFE, RELIABILITY UNKNOWN

2. MISS Gaerne, 15

ESCANABA RTE 1

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT RELIABILITY UNKNOWN

1. BLUE SKY AWL STARS VISIBLE

2. 5008" 290/20 10000" 300/20 16000"
20000 290/35 30000° 270/60 59000"
69000" 270/30

3. CLEAR

4. 15 PLUS

5. NIL

6. NO

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7- @ DEGREES-15,900 MINUS 2 DEGREES PER 1,800 FOOT

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BT

15 ,000-300,000 MINUSS1.5 DEGREES PER 1000 FOOT

ABOVE 30,000-0
NONE
NONE piss
NO TRAFFIC IN THE AREA
A CHECK WASSMADE WITH LOCAL FIGHTER SQUADRONS AND THE RADAR
BOMBING SITE AZ IRONWOOD MICH. TO DEZERMINE WHETHER ANY AIR
CRAFT WERE IN THE AIR AT APPROXIMATELY THE TIME OF INCIDENT
IT APPEARS THAT NO AIRCRAFT WERE IN THE SAME AREA AT THE GIVEN
TIME. IT WAS UNLIKELY THAT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AN AIRCRAFT FROM
THE DESCRIPTION GIVEN AS IT WAS MOVING VERY SLOWLY FURTHER JET EX-
HAUSTS AREV VISIBLE FROM SHORT DISTANCES ONLY AND IF THIS WERE SO
THE NOISE WOULD HAVESBEEN HEARD EVEN THOUGH THE OBSERVERS WERE
INSIDE ASBUILDING. POSSIBLE IDENTITY IS UNKNOWN, |

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