PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8642184

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1961

REPORTED LOCATIONGrand Rapids Michigan

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon
4 Mar 61 Grand Rapids, Michigan 0 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
.Local Ground Visual Ground-Rodar 0 Was Aircraft
0 Probably Aircraft
GMT 2034z AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. 'PHOTOS SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Physical Probably Astronomical
Civilian 00 PossiblyAstronomical
No Specimen
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION B. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE cK OtherAluminum Sheet
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
1 Found on Ground
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Sluminum alloy sheet 11. COMMENTS No additional reports received.
344" X 18" found in Grand Rapids. No other Evaluated as Aluminum sheet. Source
information given. OSI investigating. unknown.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
AA92900AH
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I 1
AF IN : 37347 (4 MAr 61) K/jan
INFO : 0OP-2, 1, SAFS-3, JCS-JWR-35 (42) hren
WXA087 B 165
BDB 342FJB541 My!
YYRJEZHQ
DE RJEBF J
ZNR
Y 0420402 1 0420402
FM 4045 ARW SELFRIDGE FM 4045 ARW SELFRIDGE
TO RJWXBRB/SAC OFFUTT AFB
RJEBKF/2AF BARKSDALE
INFO RJEZHQ/USAF INFO RJEZHQ/USAF WASHINTON DC.
.
BT
UNCLAS/ ZIPPO 03-043/ SELFRIDGE/ 04/2040Z "BEELINE"
BROKEN ARROW INCIDENT (LINE ON)
A. TIME: 2034Z
B. WHAT: FALLEN OBJECT - ALLUMINUM ALLOW SHEET 344 INCH X 18FT.
C. WHERE: GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
D. WPN FACTOR: UNKNOWN
E. ACFT INVOLVED: UNKNOWN
REMARKS: NO OTHER INFO THIS TIME- LLCAL OSI HAS DISPATCHED
AGENT TO SCENE. AGENT TO SCENE.
BT
04/2044Z MAR RJEBFJ 04/2044Z MAR RJEBFJ
NOTE: ADV CY NOTE: ADV DEL TO 00P-CP-(42056Z) 0OP-CP-(42056z)