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PROJECT 10073 RECORD.

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$ August 65 03/0510Z Calumet, Michi

3. SOURCE 10, CONCLUSION J
hid os Astro (STAR/PLANET)
Vee Positional data not available. Object has characteristics of
4, NUMBER OF OBJECTS Astro Body. SATURN at 35 deg elevation, 130 deg azinuth with mg of.
0.9. ALTAIR at © deg elevation, 215 deg azimuth. VHGA at © dbg
Ons slevation, 290 deg azimith are the thres brightest Astro Rodiss sver
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION /11, BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS head.

SX Mia still there Bricht blinking object very high in sky. Looked like a star
% TYPE OF OBSERVATION only bigger than a star. Brit ght red color. Described only aga
blinking stationary light.
Ground-Visual Witnesses could not give azimuth, object reported as "high"

7. COURSE * overmeadesese VEGA most likely of the three major Astro Podies
atove 30 deg elevation.

9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE

1 Yes

XE No

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B. GEOPFF OF REFEPFNCE: CALUMET, MICH AND RapaR STaTIOM

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5. INDFNTIFICATION INFORMATION OF O8S*ryER:

\. UR. QI, CALUMET AVE, CALUMFT, MICH,

OCCUPATION-UNKNOWN, RELIABILITY, UNKNOWN -

Be A/3C JOHN SABO, CALUMET RADAR STATION, WICH, RELIABILITY

UNKNOWN
7, WEATHER AND WINDS: :
A, GBSTRVERS ACCOUNT: CLEAR, AND VISIBILIY UNLIMITED

3. AWS AGCCUNT OF WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY AT KI. SAWYFR

AFB, MICH

l, SUPFACE: 992/06

©, 6,022: 359/08

3. 18,299: 339/23

4, 18,820: 340731

5, 23,9284: 359/20

6, 32,200: 349725

7. 50,820 349/20

C. CEILING: UNLIMITED

D, VISIBILITY: 15 PLUS MILES

E. CLOUD COVER: CLEAR

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PF. THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA:NONF
S, UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN AREA: NONE
9. INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION: NONE

14, LOCATICN OF KNOWN AIR TRAFFIC IN ARSA AT TIME OF SIGHTING:
SEE PREPARING OFFICERS COMMENT

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4). POSITION TITLE &@ PREPARING OFFICERS COMMENTS: THIS is a
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SECOND REPORT FROM THE SAME AREA AND THE TIME OF SIGHTING A FL YI:

OBJECT CCCURS CORRELATES WITH THAT MENTIONED IN OUR MESSAG® CITF
S-1-65 SAME SUBJECT. THE COLORS OF THE OBJERT ARE THE SAME. IT 1
THE CONCLUSION THAT THE YOUNG AIRMEN AND CIVILTANS REPORTING THE
SIGHTING ARE SEEING THEIR FIRST OBSERVATIONS OF AIRCRAFT AT HIGH
ALTITUDE FLYING AT NIGHT. THREE AIRWAYS PASS 70 7H: NORTH OF
CALUMET AND APE ORIENTED APPROXIMATELY ON A 540 DEGREE ann jae
DFGREF HEADING DISREGARDINGVARIATION & DEVIATION,

12. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE:

Ae PHOTOS: NONE

B. MATERIAL EVIDENCE: NONE

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DESCRIPTION OF OBJECT

SHAPE LIKE A STAR
SIZE BIGGER THAN A STAR
COLOR RED
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FORM ATI ON NONE

DISCERNABLE FEATURES: BLINKING STATIONARY LIGHT

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SOUND NONE
UNUSUAL FEATURES BRIGHT LIGHT.

DESCRIPTION OF COURSE

WHY NOTICED IT WAS A BRIGHT BLINKING OBJECT

INITIAL ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH VERY HIGH.

ELEVATION AND AZIMUTH AS OBJECT DISAPPEARED NO INFORMATION
FLIGHT PATH N/A ;

MANNER OF DISAPPEARENCE OBJECT HAD NOT DISAPPEARED

WHEN THE CALL WAS MADE TO CALUMET AFS, MICH,

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LENGTH Gr TIME IN SIGHT: THE OBJECT WAS FIRST OBSERVED

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MANNER OF OSSERVATION:

METHOD: VISUAL OBSERVATION

OPTICAL AIDS: NONE

AIRBORNE SITING: N/A

TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:

DATE TIME GROUP: 9805192 pUG 65.

LIGHT CONDITIONS: NIGHT

LOCATION OF OBSERVER: THE OBSERVER WAS NORTHWEST OF

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CALUMET RADAR STATION, MICH. EXACT POSITION UNKNOWN.

6, IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER: ) |
A. CIVILIAN: QAM AGE 19; ADDRESS; <u 3\:..
LaURIUM, MICH; OCCUPATION GaS STATION ATTENTENT; ESTIMATE
OF RELIABILITY, UNKNOWM, , Pi

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» WEATHER AND WINDS: |

Ao N/A ,

Be AWS ACCOUNT OF WINDS DIRECTION AND VELOCITY

lo SURFACE 2306/7

2. 6302 222/19

30 10,020 282/15

4s 16,208 270/15

5. 28,009 278/15

6. 30,009 270/20

To 59,908 279/30

Cs CEILING 980500Z OVERCAST, CEILING AT 5,500 FEET WITH
ONE TEMPORARY BREAK AT 989690ZN 4999 SCATTERED CLOUDS WITH a
CEILING AT £,200. *

D. VISIBILITY: 12 MILES AT 080509Z DECREASING TO 10 MILES

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E, CLOUD COVER: 10/10

F, THUNDERSTORMS: NONE )

8. UNUSUAL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA: NONE REPORTED.

9. INTERCEPTION OR IDENTIFICATION OF ACTION TAKEN: NONE

10. LOCATION OF KNOWN AIR TRAFFIC IN AREA OF SIGHTING, FAA
CENTERS AT MINNESOTA, STATED THAT THIS IS A WELL TRAVELED AIRWAYS
THOUGH IT WAS NOT HEAVY AT THE TIME, THEY FEEL THAT IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT AIRCRAFT WERE IN THE AREA AT THAT TINE INTERVAL,
(80509Z AND 08096982,

11. POSITION TITLE AND COMMENTS OF PREPARING OFFICER: CHIEF

OF INTELLIGENCE; IN VIEW OF THE CHANGING WEATHER PICTURE DURING
89519Z AND 82540Z, IT BECOMES POSSIBLE THAT THE OBSERVER AND
HIS MALE AND FEMALE COMPANION DID ACTUALLY SEE THE OBJECT
THROUGH THE TEMPORARY BREAK IN CLOUD COVERAGE AS ALLEDGED.

IF AN AIRCRAFT WERE GOING NORTHWEST AT A HIGH ALTITUDE THE
FLASHING RED LIGHT WOULD BE OBSERVED, AND NOTHING ELSE. THE
OBSERVER FURTHER REPORTED ON A SUBSEQUENT TELEPHONE INTERVIEW
THAT LATER HE SAW A SINGLE RED LIGHT WHICH WOULD BE OBSERVABLE
WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TURNED AND FLEW TOWARD HIM, IN THIS CASE THE

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GREEN NAVIGATION LIGHT WOULD NOT BE OBSERVED AS HE LATER REPORTED |
A GREEN LIGHT WAS SEEN. IN THIS POSITION THE OBJECT WOULD |
TEND TO BE MOTIONLESS, UNTIL IT TOOK UP A NEW HEADING. THE ) |
OBSERVER IN THE LAST CONVERSATION STATED HE DID SEE A GREEN
LIGHT AND THEN SOME TIME LATER THE BLINKING RED LIGKT AGAIN.
THIS POSSIBLY COULD BE A HIGH ALTITUDE AIRCRAFT WHO WaS TAKING
A DOG LEG ON A BOX TO MAKE A CONTROL TIME OR ETA GOOD TO A

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD

. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION
10 August 65 10/05352 Calumt, Michigan ;

SOURCE 10, CONCLUSION ty
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Civili & Military Astro (ARCTURUS) je iF 7
1. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Associated with previous sightings of ssms pnenomena at same hows

of the night. Observation characteristic of an Astro (Star/Plan t)
One sighting. :

. LENGTH OF OSSERVATION /|11. SRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS

Not Reported Large coject shaped like a tadpole size of a large A/C with cde
4. TYPE OF OBSZRVATION green and white color, Green.on top. Red and vhite on tottoi.

No trail or noise, Initial observationat 320 deg azimith amd
Croum=Vis ual high elevation. Object moving WW. Motion included stopping
7. COURSE and revolving.
| Duration not included. Direction of flight, motion nob
Not Reported indicated. Evaluated as Astro on association with referenced
3. PHOTOS reports from gaiie area. Dated S August.” ~~

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3, TAIL, TRAIL OF EXHAUST: NONE NOTICED

a SOUND: NONE

Cet UNUSUAL FEATURES: NONE NOTED

oe DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT: —

A, WHY NOTICED: REPORT WAS RECEIVED FROM A CIVILIAN

8, INITfAL ELFVATION AND AZIMUTH: HIGH AND 32% DFGRETS
C, ELFVATION AND AZIMUTH AS OBJECT DISAPPRARFD: tNxnown

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D, FLIGHT PATH AND MANEUVFERABILITY: OBJECT WAS MOYING NORTH
WEST, THEN STOPPED AND THEN RFVOLVED

&, MANNER OF DISAPPFARENCE: NOT NOTED
. LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT: SEE PREPARING OFFICERS COMMENTS

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MANNER OF OBSERVATION:

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METHOD: NAKED EYE

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C, AIRBORNE SIGHTING INFORMATION: NONE
4, TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
A. DTZ : 10/¢5352Z
B, NIGHT
$, LOCATION OF OBSERVER:

a, LAT/LONG: N/A