PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8677255

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1962

REPORTED LOCATIONSagatuck Michigan

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 o Was Balloon
6 July 1962 July 1962 Sagatuck, Michigan Sagatuck, Michigan 00 o Probably Balloon Probably Balloon
3. 3. DATE-TIME GROUP DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION o Possibly Balloon Possibly Balloan
Local Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 00 Was Aircraft Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT_ GMT. 07/0451Z AirVisual AinVisual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes Yes 000 Probably Astronomical Probably Astronomical
XXNo Civilian Civilian Possibly Astronomical
7. 7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE COURSE 0 Other. Other
xinsufficient Date Xinsufficient Data for Evaluation for Evaluation
D Unknown
1 minute one West
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Obj observed three times for one Insufficient data for evaluation.
minute each time going from East to No answer to request for addi-
West. Had aatellite characteristics. tional data. Possible meteor
Covered 25-30 dgr arc each pass. activity.
Initial impression was that of a
meteor.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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the AF Reserve unit in this area.
While swimming in Lake Michigan at a beach near Sauga-
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very steadily out of sight in a westernly direct'on. I first
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time.
or l4 minutes which is much faster t than any setellites that
orbit presently are all moving from west to east which is
TIl shall enclose 8 drawing
using the Big Dipper as a reference oint.

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with the USAF. While I Was so employer I held a security a security
clearance of Secret.
very truly yours
Selubut
Grand Ranids,
Mich.
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TD-E/Lt Col Friend
Request for 23 July 1962
chigan
In as mich as your letter of 13 July 1962, regarding the sighting
of an unidentified flying object, does not contain sufficient infor-
mation for evaluation, it 1s requested that you complete the attached
information sheet and return as so0n aLg possible.
FOR THE COMMANDER
Rutid degulir RhatH eid H2gulyis
EDWARD H. WYNN 1 Atch
Colonel, USAF FTD Form 164
Deputy for Science Deputy for Seience
and Components
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