PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7100970

DATE OF SIGHTINGApril 1966

REPORTED LOCATIONBattlecreek Michigan

FRAMES5

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
10 April 66 1 11/0520Z Battlecreek, Michigan (1 Witness) 7
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Civilian AIRCRAFT Prto - but mif data.
4. *. NUmBeR UF USJECTS NUMBER OF OBJECTS
5- 6
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 1. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
3 Minutes Observer sighted 5 or 6 red lights in a cluster moving rapidly
to the northwest. to the northwest. The lights faded in the distance about 3 min
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION after they were first sighted. sound, tail, trail sound, tail, trail or exhaust
Ground-Visual was reported. No unusual manuevers were reported. Nothing Nothing
indicated that the object could not have been a conventional /c.
7. COURSE 7. COURSE
NT: N:
8. PHOTOS etOs
Yes
WXNo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Yos -
AXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Previous editions of this form mey be used.
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UNCLASSIFIED
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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN N: 42087 (1l Apr 66)K/mjm Pg lof 4
ACTION : NIN=7 INFO: SAFOS-3, XOP-1, XOPX-2, DIA-1, RDC-4 (19)
. ADV CY DIA
SMB C009NCHQC4 YJA553
PP RUEAHQ
DE RUCDBW 3 1010702
ZNR UUUUU
P 110645Z
FM 34 ADIV CUSTER AFS MICH
TO RUMFVA/ADC ENT AFB COLO TO RUWMFVA/ADC ENT AFB COLO
RUEAKN/IAF STEWART AFB NY
RUCDSQ/AFSC FORIEGN TECHNOLGY DIVISION WRIGHT PATTERSON OHIO RUCDSQ/AFSC FORIEGN TECHNOLGY DIVISION WRIGHT PATTERSON OHIO
RUEABL/HQ USAF AFNIN WASHINGTON D C
RUEAHQ/SECRET ARY RUEAHQ/SECR THE AIRFORCE GTON D TON D C
+ BT
UNCLAS 340CC 04124 APR 66. FOR AFNIN
P SAFOI AND FORIEGN IVISION.
UFO
A-DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT
1-SHAPE-UNKNOWN
2-SIZE-UNKNOWN
3-COLOR-REDL IGHTS
4-NUMBER-5 OR6
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN 42087 (11 Apr 66) Pg 2of 4
5-FORMATION-IN A CLUSTER
6-NONE
PAGE 2 RUCDBW 3 UNCLAS
7-NONE
8-NONE
me 9-NONE
B-DESCRIPT ION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS B-DESCRIPT ION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS
1-NOT REPORTED
: 2-NOT REPORTED
3-NOT REPORTED
4-TRAVELING RAPIDLY NORTH WEST 4-TRAVELING RAPIDLY NORTH WEST
OVER BATTLE CREEK, MICH. OWVER BATTLE. CREEK. MICH.
5-FADED IN DISTANCE
6-3 MINUTES
C-MANNER OF OBSERVATION
1-GROUND VISUAL
2-NONE
3-N/A
D-DATE AND TIME OF SIGHTINGS
APR 66
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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
.I INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN : 42087 (11 Apr 66) Pg 3 of 4
2-NIGHT
E-LOCAT ION OF OBSERVER
C AVE, BATTLECREEK MICH
PAGE 3 RUCDBW 3 UNCLAS ZNR UUJUU
F-IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVER
AGE 30
335 COHAIT 335 COHAIT
BATTLECREEK, MICH
PHONE NO.
G-WEATHER AND WINDS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING G-WEATHER AND WINDS AT TIME AND PLACE OF SIGHTING
1-CLEAR VISIBILITY UNLMITED 1-CLEAR VISIBILITY UNLMITED
2-SURFACE 350/10; 6000-332/10; 10000-270/10; 2-SLPEANE
16000-320/21; 30000-310/125; NOT AVAILABLE
ABOVE 30,000 FT
3-CLEAR
4-10 MILES
5-NONE
6-NONE
7-SURFACE 34 DEGREES F; FREEZING LEVEL 3,000FT; 10,000FT-
16 DEGR OGREES C.
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UNCLASSIFIED .
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN 42087 (11 Apr 66) Pg 4of4
H-NONE
I-NONE
J-NONE
K-F/L J.H. FERGUSON (RCAF), SENIOR DIRECTOR; NONE
PAGE 4 RUCDBW 3 3 UNCLAS
L-NONE
BT BT
AFHQ JAN 65 FORM 0-309C
UNCLASSIFIED