DECLASSIFIEDUSAF PROJECT BLUE BOOK · NARA T-1206
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969
CASE REFERENCE9317182
DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1963
REPORTED LOCATIONPearl Beach Michigan
FRAMES3

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declination w/right ascen nsion of 7 hr witness contacted on Friday
32 min 00 32 min 00 mag- May 3 phone. Satellites phone. Satellites
nitude 1/20 were misinterpretation of
of View hrough rough telescope telescope reflectors on Rawinsonde
w/focal w/foca 4 inch. Moving inch. Moving balloons. Balloons of this
at 0000Z at 0000z
Total duration minutes. Object from Green Bay Wisconsin & from Green Bay Wisconsin &
appeared to be moving outward. Letter appeared to be moving Flint, Michigan. Flint, Michigan nd infor- infor-
sent to Menzel. mation not obtained: however mation not obtaine owever,
uaually
to the East.
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Nar 31 TM4 + C
Feari Peach Nichleon
May 18, 1963
Col. M. Friend
Air Technical Intelligence Division Center
roreign lechnical
('nited States Air Force
wright-Fatterson A1r F'orce Base
vayton, Chio
Dear Bir:
I am writing to ask you for some information on an Unident-
Ified Flying Object. Here is my report: T Time: 750 pm. Tastern
18
Tight Agadention: 7hr. 3lmin, Osee. " Tight Asacention: 7hr. 33min. Osee. " "nidentitled Plying "nidentitied Flying cbjest cbject
flvinr fus "ortlesst. The flving Jue "ortlesst. The approxomata magnitule is -2. approxomate ragnitule is -2. It's
Slameter is a ound from Alameter is a ound from one n one fifteenth degreed to fifteenth degreey to one twentyf Pth one t twenty? rth
V. legraes lookitr through our Aecraes lookinr through our telesoppe at Al tomer, with a three telesopee at Al tomer, with a three
It tas coving tout ao every one every one
rinute. I It hsi four red satelites. satelites. The firat tho hss viaible The Cirat to )"as viaible
0 to about ten seconds and then about ten seconds and then alsarresred. D disarregred. There were were three three
skv otjecta visible in the twilight t sky. They were Sirus, the
moon n and the ufo. The length of duration vas s about three to four
then it disarpeared. "y fellow astronomes "
and I were rlaving cards waiting for the sum "o sot so that we -
could I look througk our teleseores, when I sai lets "ry t to locate
"ru3. went to the winlow sni ve could not see it 'so we went
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zon. 3o, we rent
a very large dise with four satelites moving
around it.
notes on it. T who lives next
door to me. F Bythe time he got back, it "af gone. In the rean time
-otion. It got very small and then it Assappered. About one half
a second later, two other satelites it, then they ais-
appared.
I'had sent a ir. Donsla W. Nenrel, the director of "e I'had sent a ir. Dorsla W. len'el, the director of "a verd verd
Collare Cuservatory. Collare Cosarvatory. And he And he said that the Air Foroe might want said that the Air Foroe might want
to knos a'l alout it. If vou want to kn more about t to lnos a'll alout it. If vou want to kne m more about the object the oflect
T111 T111 you pleaie send me aome
know who to r ite to in case know
soret'sins else stranke soret'tinr else stranke v will come. will come.
Cordially yours,
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