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UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE8674000

DATE OF SIGHTINGJuly 1963

REPORTED LOCATIONLudington Michigan

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
11 July 1963 Ludington, Michigan Was Balloon
000 Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Balloon
415AM 0. Was Aircraft 2
Local. GroundVisual Ground-Radar Probably Aircraft
GMT 11/1015Z AinVisuol Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6 SOURCE Was Astronomical
Yes 000 Probably Astronomical
A No civilian PossiblyAstronomical
7. LENOTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown
2 minutes one North
10. BRIEP SIGHTING . 11. COMMENTS
Object looks as bright as a bright star Possible a/c as the duration and
observed to fly out of sight in two min. description is consistant with this
In flight from South to North. Informed that analysis. Flight parallels V-l93 airway.
Radar could not pick up object.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 9RP 52)
SON
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didnt know what
thiey as
Rudington,Michigon.

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FCC. Form 12 1
Dec. 1953
FEDERAL COMMU NICATIONS COMMISSION
WASHINOTON c. 3
19 20554
JUL REFERRAL SLIP
NASA Mail Se Date July 17, 1963
Letter from:
Street
Ludington, Michigan
Dated: July 11, 1963
Subject: Reporting seeing something in the
sky, looking like a star and as
bright as a s star, and at a terrific
speed. Wants to
Respectfully referred to
National Aeronautics & Space National Aeronautics Space Admin. Admin.
1520 H. Street, N.W. 1520 H. Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
2 2
a matter pertaining to your agency.
B H WAVN 0.O38 -
610 Bnt wapl Bnt wal
Ben.F..Waple Ben.F..Waple. ,
Secretary.
.
F.C.C. · WASHINGTON. D. C.

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HEADQUARTERS
FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
AIR FORCE SYSTEMS COMMAND
UNITEO STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, OHIO
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: TDEW
SUBJECT: Request UFO Information 2 August 1963
TO: Hq USAF SAF-0I 3b (Mrs. Wells)
Wash 25 DC
1. Reference the attached letter from Mr
requesting information on unidentified flying objects. This
letter is forwarded to your office for whatever action you
deem necessary.
2. Direction and short duration of this sighting are not
consistent with satellite observation. The object was
possibly an aircraft as the V-l93 airway from White Cloud
to Sault Ste. Marie parallels the flight course of the
object.
3. Additional information will be necessary if an evalua-
tion is desired.
FOR THE COMMANDER
ofrt. Friend HeD ofert.Friend HD
ERIC ERIC T. de JONCKHEERE 1 Atch
Colonel, USAF Ltr fm
Deputy for Technology Subsystems bsystems dtd 11 July 1963.
,

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that the ob possibly an aircraft.
The V-l93 airway White Cloud to Sault
Ste. Marie parallels e flight course of
the object. I would like to add, direction
and short duration of f this sighting are not
consistent with satellit e observations.
Sincerely,
MASTON M. JACKS
Major, USAP
Public Information Div
Office of Information
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