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20. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
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21. Do you think you can estimate how far away “10% you tha object was? i ,
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IF you answered YES, then how far away would you say it was?
22. Where ware you located when you saw the object? 23, Were you (Circle One)
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a. in the business section of oc city?
a. Inside 2 building b, ln the residential section ot a city?
( b,/ tn a car © Ja open country sida?
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d. In an oirplane (type) a. Flying over a city?
@. At sea f, Flying over open country? /
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24, 1F you were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other vehicle at the time, then complete the following questions:

24.) Whot direction ware you moving? (Circle Ona)

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5, Northeast d, Southeast. fF, Southwest bh. Northwes?
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24.2 How fast were you moving? i Es _miles per hour.

24.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the objact?

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25. Did you observe the object through any of tha following?

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co, Eyeglasses Fox, No a, Binoculars - Yes “No?
b, Sun giasses Yes (No f, Talescopa Yos No)
c. Windshield ax “No. g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window siass Yes No. 2 h. Orher _ eo a ie
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25. In order that you can give as clear a picture a3 possible of what you saw, describe in your own wards o common t
object or objacts which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as ths object which you Bove

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27. In the following sketch, imagine that you era at the point shown. Placa an “A” on the curyed linw to show bow |;

high the object was above the horizon (skyline) whan you firs? sow iv. Place a “'B" on the same curved Line to
show how high tha objact was above the horizon (skyline) whan you /ast sow it, Place on “*A”’ on the company
when you first saw it. Place a 'f’’ on the composas where you lost saw the object.

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Draw a picturs of how thay were orranged, and put an arrow to show the dirsction that they ware traveling.

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Subsequent to their observation they had received numerous telephone
calls from others in the area who had observed or heard the same or a
similar object. ‘These included qagggggg children who observed the
object, th: Sin (nearby farmers) who heard the object and described
the sound as extremely loud. They received a call from a nurse at
the In,gnan medical center, who said that she and a maternity patient

had observed the object. Also, a Mr QammgRMOMMMM the Delta

Tovnship rire Marshall, had observed the object that same night.

+ should be noted that Mrs @@MMMM had a child a few months old
enc was the one that was awakened by the noise. The noise of the
ooject did not disturb the sleeping child. Also, Mr gyggpee is fire
marsnall and is attuned to awaken at a bell, siren or telephone.

SIGHTDOIG OF DUSTER RUCKHARDT

Following the interview with Mr and Mrs@@@i@®, Szt Moody ond
Bill Powers proceeded ye the Delta Township Fire Barn Station at Canal
ri Saginaw, Michigan (About three miles East of Grand Ledge), to

ntere —— On the night of 25 May at about 0330 Mr
agin was awakened by a high pitch, shrill hum. He looked out the
window and observed an object over Saginaw Highway. A light coming
frou the bottom of the object lit up the yard and an area about 1000
feet in’diameter. The light went out and proceeded Hast following a
path above Saginaw Hishnway. For a brief period after the light went
out Mr i could not see the object but followed its flight by
the sound. The object sounded like it was climbing. ‘This less of sight
was attributed to the affects of having observed ea very bright light.
Mr iia geve no estimation on the altitude of the object. ‘The

' light was sufficiently bright for him to see the ground across the road.

From the initial time when he was awakened until the object had disappeared

in the East no more than three to four minutes had elapsed.  -nnagpaanianiale
also reported that several people in the area had talked with him about
hearing the noise and had complained about the nolses causing their dogs

to become upset.

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SIGHTING OF LINDA CAMPBELL AND BONNIE BANCROFT

Following the interview with qq Sct Moody and Bill

Powers proceeded to the home of D&E: ot URE 1

Grand Ledge, Michigen ror.an interview concerning her observation on
the night of 13 Jun 64 and carried inthe local newspapers on 14 June.
During se interview it was apparent that the sigoting was not related
‘to those of objects with noise observed during the latter part of May.
About 2215 local time on 13 Jun Bonnie and Linda were returning from a
party. As they departed in their car they turned mto a roed leading

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+o Saginaw Highway. As they turned onto the road from the driveway
both girls observed alight which they thought to be a car coming
towards them. However, they realized that it was not a car because
there were no bright lights shining towards them. The girls stopped
the car and the light stopped. Of particular interest was the description
of the lisht. It was about 5 - 6 foot high and covered width of the
road. There was no object observed, just a light with no rays whatsoever.
The lich = did not cast aglow on nearby trees. Total. duration of the
ovseryation was no more than fifteen seconds. The later portion of
‘ about + seconds consisted of a one second decrease in intensity when
the lisht dimmed, two seconds staying dimmed and one second getting
brighter again. At this time the light disappeared completely. The
strenze light frightened the girls and they went home and reported
their cbservation to their parents. It was decided that a visit to
the scene would be helpful. Sgt Moody and Mr Powers were accompanied
Miltile oorents and both observers. It was deter-
mined that the shape of the ojbectcon formed with an opening in the
trees through which the road passed. Adjacent to this opening was.
® small vody of water with begetation. Distances were measured from
the car to the objects Location where it first appeared and where it
Stopped, as well as the distance where the car turned on to the road
and was stopped. Measurements of the distance that the car lights
: beams ended on the road were nottaken. The theory that the sighting
; was a reflection of the car lights on fog developed. Sgt Moody
; plamnecé to return that nignt if weather conditions remainedthe same,

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From the Grand Ledge sighting of DUR ond ea
QM Sct Moody proceeded to Capitol City Airport near Lansing,
Michigan. Contact was made with Abrams Photo Service and was informed
that no night missions were being flown locally during the period of
unusuel observations in the Lansing Area.

The FAA was contacted regarding local flights on the night of May
22nd and information on Turovo Prop aircraft operating in the area
obtained. General Motors has three Turbo Props, Convair Model 54,

Twin Enzine. These Planes did not fly during the period in question.
United Airlines as one Turbo Prop flying scheduled flights. This did

not coinczice with the reported sightings. Wo Turbo Props in the erea
around ©2700 am. An Army Mowhawk Turbo Prop flying an occasional VFR
mission. Wone were noted at FAA logs. Only one flight was contained

on the FAA logs and this flight directly arrived at 2054 local and departed
Lensing at 015% local, flight Number was FLAY #9, C-119 on local flight

to South Bend, Indiana, home station Selfridge Arp.

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I omst apologize Yor not writing sooner. [ have Seen so busy

shat IT have not even tad 4a chance *to write up ay trip revort to
Lansing and che surrounding ares.

Your 3ighting wae 30 intriguing that I mst surely owe you some
2<planation as to what conclusion has been reached.

Sollowing our discussion of the signting with you © obtained the
weather data Prom the alrport at Capitol City vor the nizht of
vray Sianting. I bad honed that the veather would not change but
as you ‘mow we got rained cut the following niznt and conditions
were no Longer the game.

Nasentially our theory 43 to the cause of ‘this sizhting is as
follows. ‘hile it cannot be proven it does revresent a rery
logical explanation Yor what misht have havpened and as far as

we can determine nothing conviicts with our analysis. As you turned
your car from the drivewny into the road the lights Yocused up0n a
oateh of Pog from the marshy area to the right or the road leading
back towards town. Your initial impression of any lizht source
vould naturally be that of 3 car coming toward you down the road.
Hovweyer, when no lighta were shining towards you, you would c?
course realize that this could not be the cause. Of particular
imxcerest is your description of the light. Easically the light did
cot cast reflectiona on the surrcunding trees or road in front of
‘*3 Location. I*% was not a bright ight. Its shape conrormed with
that oY the ovening in the trees throign wnich *he road passed.

"+2 notion of this object bellaved to De anproaching you can be
explained in terms of 4 Ghortening of diatance froma your car to the
light as your car approached the fog bank. [*% would, of course,
ueke the Light increase in >riszhtness (intensity) and give the

aioe Dek Ot 1 reel Og oot beled

It was learned that the FAA in Lansing turned over control of
flight operations to-Detroit center on the night of 22 May between
0200 and 0300 for a calssified military operation. Roger Snowberger
was the tower operator. Sgt Moody went to interview Mr Snowberger
the following afternoon at 1500 when he came on duty.

\ Local weather data was obtained for 13 June and used inthe
Bancroft Campbell sighting.
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SAIS iscussion with the tower operators James Mackey on UFO's and
the sightings in the area revealed that many calls are received by
the tower operator. The operator usually explains the observation to
the caller in terms of a know aircraft, weather balloon or one of
the stars or planets. The tower at Capitol City Airport has an unobstructed
view oF tne entire area.

At 0200 em 15 Jun 64 Sgt Moody returned to the motel.

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Ledze, bovh fifteen or sixveen years old, were & party on 5b RO aou
One “al? mile off Saginaw Highway, between Grand Ledte and Lansing. Tracy wer
eaving the party, and Miss ia Was ar iV ENE » we — peside
in the front seat. The car had just pulled out of the driveway and was & Do Ho.
nead north toward Saginaw when both girls thougnt vhey saz approaching VAs
Tne Licht caine closer, and it was apparent that it was not a car, bio a larg
glowing shape which filled the road from side to side. liiss ie. stopped
the car, when she saw sh2t the object had stopped, It anpeared to flow wien ao
very Waite light for a rew seconds, dimned considerably, but smoothly, and wv.
rose acain to maximum brightness for s&s everal seconds. It then disappeared, wit
noving. While it was shining, it seemed as if there were light inside it, ther
coulan't get out, according to the girls. They could not see the roa. throus:
it, or cars passing dy on Saginaw Road through the small onening trav was
visible about halt mile away. Right after the ovject disappée sared, cars could %
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seen passing, as well as a neon sign on a distant bowling alley.

Tuvestigators visited the scene with the girls and itiss epg ioe parents,
Tie cirls snowed where several of the voys froin the party had looked for traces
and thougnt they had seen marks in the grass and on the ground, The sivls, who
were very frightened, had not looked themselves, and it was dark eb tne Gime, 5s
the boys had not oeen sure whether they found arytning or nov.

The location of the glowing objecu was i und to be abouts “75 2 Ps
the place where the car wus stopped; the headlignts on Low beaia (as ote
shone on the road about 100 feet in front of the car, Tf esti ; . 5
Nosition of tre object wien Lixyst see as about 150 fea

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toward Saginaw highway, or 625 feet away plus the 90 fect the car moved betor

Investigators found no traces of anything unusual on the road over a
distance of about O,2 mile, There were some faint hoortprines from howses, and
some masks where a car's tire had spun and kicked up some loose dirs (the vend
was graded but not paved). This tire-mark may have been what the boys saw, or may |
have been made by their ow car as they returned south dow the road,

The other investigator, Set. Moody, is pursuing the matter further, since |

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Standings water was noticed, near the spot wnere the object was supposed vo Ray

Deen, on the east side of the road. It was thought that some fos mizht have blow: |

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ecross the road and mizht have been illuminated by reflection from the headlights.

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tnat partially overhang the road. Anything beyond and larger than this space,
such as a drifting cloud of fog, would, of course, take on the shape oF the |

penins, flat on the bottom and a slightly flattened dome on top, I? vossiszle,

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Sst. Moody-hopes to experiment with headlight reflections on any Toy that might |
appear, ov at least determine if fog does arise shortly atver dark,
Tne girls possibly saw a patch of fog drifting across the road; if cnay is

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not the ease, no other interpretation other than the descripvion itsely can

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their vareats verified that they had appeared very frightened that ninns.

ee 2215 EST, 13 June 1964. Two teenage Girls leaving party
vi © cOunery road lined with undergrowth saw waite dome-shaved object

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enpearance oF coming toward you when in reallty it wes stationary.
Vhen cu stovoved *he car the wotion which you ad attiriouted to
the lignes also stooped. ‘The light now hed a constant brightness
since your cax was no longer moving. Again, the shortening of the
distance of your car to the fog bank and the increased strength
or the car lights Shining into the fog both add to the impression
that she Light was approaching when in reality it was stationary.
Also, the dimming of the lights occurred within seconds of its
diseapoearance and the total duration of the sighting was only 15
Seconds. The dimming can quite logically be explained in terms o?
Secrease in the awonnt of fog and an increase in its thickess just

prior to disappearance {more fog - wore light, less fog ~- less lizht).

yeather conditions were discussed at length with Major Mills, ™D
?4aisen Officer from the Air ‘eather Squadron, and complete
“weather records Yor the area were obtained from the J S Weather
Tureau at Asheville, North Carolina. A close acacia lean or these
recormis !ndicated that this theory is entirely plausible. ‘We
Ciscussed possible formation of ground fog and steam from the swann
édjacent to the read. I do not imow the size nor the depth of the
water, howeyer, there were cattails and other vegetation condusive
to holding the weather temperature at a higher level than would
Qccur with open water. ‘The conditions for forming fog or steam
from this arva were excellent. ane temperature drooped from above
50° in the afterccon to below 70° during she late evening (time

ot sighting). Also, there was no wind. This would allow the steam
oy 2og to build up and remain in the area while still “tana Neha
A sudden breeze coulda now blow tnia Tos across the road. ince
tae time wes too early vor continued formeatinn of heavier fog

this condition woald be shortelived and all of the rox dissipated
curing that period when the wind 7first began to blow. The weather
sevort indicates extensive ground fog throughout the night. Howe
ever, this occurred several hours arter you ofserved the lizht.

In addition to the weather conditions and location of the marsh
edjacent to the road, the Pollowing factors are in accori with this
theory:

s. Pateh of light conforming with the onening in the road.

Be ene. curation or sighting.

G. The road itself? being a Light colored xravel which would
reflect the beams of your car liahts into the cnening
fn thetrees at a height and distance consistant with the
U ant * which you ooserred.

gd. The Light being at a Alatance coincidental with the marsnz

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@, ‘he ayparent aporoaching of the ane being attributed
£0 the sotion of your car.
2. The avoroach of the light pepe tne wnen “he car was
stooped.
3. ‘the Aimming of the iight occurrizsg just prior to its
disanvearance.

Ta ean find no reason to think that this was not “he case.

Turtng our brief visit to Lansing we interviewed nore than twenty
witnesses *o various sightings. Zoth Bill and I were quite in-
oresaed by the accuracy with which you and Somnie revorted the

aero lee or the sighting. ‘Many witnenses have Little or no concent
of time, distance, direction and even a general descrinotion of the
Ob send which they aave gizhted. This 13 particularly s0 when they
are Prightened or when ‘thers are other unusual circumstances or
comditionsa surrcumi the observation.

when I Pind time to write up the Lansing sightings your case

will be in Air Foree Piles with an evaluation of Other {Reflection
of Lights on Fog). I hove that in. some way this explanation of
voat you might aave observed ia some consdlation to you. I must
camd & that this wes a very ouzzling and perplexing ocoseryvation.

L wian that I cculd ofter something more concrete in the way or
an axolanation. Asain Bill and I thank you vor your catience with
us and the courtesy extended to us during cur investization of your
most uniaue ooservstion.

Sincerely,

DAVID " MOODY
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INFORMATION

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can giva the U.S, Alr Force as much
information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phsnomenon that you have obsarved.
Ploase try To onswer os many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give wil!

be used for research purposes. Your name will rot be
conclusions, or publications without your parmission,
| thot if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for

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1, When did you ssa the objact? AGE NATROL DOG cea SL eee bg sh Bea cin
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Month Yoor | ae
3. Time Zone: :
(Circle Ona): fa; Eastarn (Circle One); a, Daylight Saving ;
b. Con:ra} b, Srandard
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4, Whara ware you when you saw the object?
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City or Town Stata of County
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Hours Minutes Seconds

a. Certain

c. Not vary sure

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» How long was object in sight? (Total Duration)

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5.1 How wos time in sight determined? ral
5.2 Was object in sight continuously? Vas 2M. 5 ee
6. Whot was the candition of tha sky?
DAY NIGHT
a, Sright ‘Q; Bright
b. Cloudy b. Cloudy
7. 1F you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, whera was the SUN located as you looked at tha objact?
(Circe One): a, In front of you d. To your left
db. In bcek of yous *, Overnecd
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8. JF you saw the obiect at NIGHT, whar did you notica conceming tha STARS and MOON?

3.3 STARS (Cire!le Gna): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):

a. None a. Bright moonlight
5, A low b, Dull moentight
é. Meany c. No moonlight ~ pitch dark

3d, Doe’? comember d.' Don’? ramember

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9, What ware the weather conditions at the time you saw the odjact?

CLOUDS (Cireia One); WEATHER (Circla One):

(a,) Claar sey (ay) Dry
b. Hazy b. Fog, mist, or light rain
, Seattersd clouds c, Modarate or heavy rain
d. Thick of heavy clouds d, Snow

a. Don’t ramember

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10. The object spewarsd: (Circle One);

a.) Solid pos, ~ “gd. Ase light

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a. Tronsperent 9, Don’t remember
c, Vapor

a. Brignter

b, Dimmer

11.1 Compare brightness to some common object:

1}, Jf it apowased as a light, was it brignrer than the brightes? asters? (Circle One):

c. About the same
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12. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a, Fuzzy or blurred é. Oia LL E Lae Z
b, Like a bright 5rcr ts : an , ' ye : , a3:
c. Shorply outlined ir Jui jropenln
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a, Appear to stand still at ony time? “Yo No Den’? know 4

b, Suddenly speed up and rush oway at any tine? “Yos No. Den’? know f

c. Greok up Into parts or oxplode? You No Don’? know j

cd, Sive off smoke? Yos No Don’? know §

| Chonge brigh ness? You. No Don’t lovey

. Change shoos? Yos No Don't kaow

| 3. Flash of flickwr? Ys No Don’? know ;
: h, Dlaoppecemd cecppecs? Yos . Den’? know

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