PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7459545

DATE OF SIGHTINGMarch 1967

REPORTED LOCATIONManistee Michigan

FRAMES5

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PTD 1EP6: (TDS) Pravious edilons of this ferm may bs uced.
PROJECT 1CO73 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME CROUP 2. LOCATION
11 1ar 67 12/01452 Mnisteo, Tichig Two
3. SOORCE 10. CONCLUSION
Astro(Vanus) 7t
MiliSay
NIBER OF OBJECTS Yenus wes on on czimuth of 24 tos
the approximote time of the sithting.
Gne
5. LENCTH OF OESERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMA AND ANALYSIS
15-20 minutas Coservers watched a round sheped object about the size o"
TYPE OF OBSERVATION a half dollar at arm's length in the sky over ke Nichign.
ors reported e objact
Ground Viaa 1 Bx wes stationary but slowly faded sfter having baen woteind
7. COURSE for nearly 20 mirutes. Thore wes a strong temperature
inversion from sea level tc 5oce fert.
stattonry
B. RHOTOS
n Yes
O Ne O He
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
1. Yos 1. Yus
M No No
FORM
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1. ASTRO(VENUS) 11MAEE7
VENUS.5 UNCLASSIFIED
A2 0F 284 DEGREES (
AT APPROX TIME OF DEPARTMENT oF THE AIR FORCE
SIGHTING. STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INComING mESSAgE
AF IN: 70208 (13 Mar67) B/rff Pg lof 4
ACTION: RDC-4
INFO: XOP-1,
SMB AO4 7C ZC BVC055
PTTU JAW RUC IRTHO390 IUU--RUEDHQA
NR UUUUU
P 131330Z MAR 67
FM 752 RADAR SQ EMPIRE AFS MICH
TO RUWMFVA ADC
RUEDMAN 1AF STEWART AFB NY RUEDMAN 1AF STEWART AFB NY
RUEDTAA/ AF SC RUEDTAA AF SC
RUECHQA/USAF
RUEDHQA/SAF
8T
UNCLAS 75200P 00008 MAR 67. UNCLAS 75200P 00008 MAR 67. .
FOR ADC (ADOIN): 1AF (1 AFSC (F TD): USAF (AFNIN): SAF (SAFOI).
SUB JECT: UF O
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS SUBMITTED IAW AFR 20O-2, PARA 14.
PARA 14. ITEM (A)
(1) SHAPE - ROUND
(2) SIZE - HALF DQLLAR
(3) CQLOR - IVHITE, RED AND GREEN
(4) ONE
AFHO JAN GS FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED

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UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT of THE Air FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 70208 (13 Mar67) Pg 2of 4
(5) NA
(6) THE COLOR 1285
(7) NONE OBSERVED
PA GE 2 RUC IR THO390 UNCLAS
(8) NONE
(9) NONE
ITEM ( B) ITEM ( B)
(1) THE LIGHT AND CQLOR (1) THE LIGHT AND CQLOR
(3) SAME AS ITEM (B) (2). (3) SAME AS I TEM (B) (2).
(4) STATIONARY
()FADED
(6) 15 TO 20 MINUTES
ITEM (C)
(1) GRWUND-V ISUAL
(2 BINOCULARS
(3) N/A /
ITEM (D) 20y5L
(1) 12/01452 MARCH 1967
(2)NIGHT
-
AFHO JAN GS FORM 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED
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,.
UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 70208 (13 Mar 67) Pg 3of4
ITEM (E)
(1) MANISTEE COAST GUARD STATION, MANISTEE MICHIGAN
ITEM (F)
(1 MILITARY - HOLMES, JAMES E. 331853, USCG
GROSS, DAVIE G 358994, USCG
PA GE 3 RUC IRTHO390 UNCLAS
ITEM ( G)
(1) CLEAR - 15 MILES VISIBILITY
()ALTITUDE (2)ALTITUDE AZIMUTH SPEED TEMP(C DEREES) TEMP(C DE(REES)
5 360 15 PLUS 1
10 290 30 MINUS 4
15 290 45 45 MINUS 18 MINUS 18
20 290 290 60 MINUS 26 MINUS 26
25 280 70 MINUS 37
30 280 100 MINUS 57
35 290 150 MINUS 57
40 290 140 MINUS 58 !
50 290 80 MINUS 59
(3CLEAR
15 MILES
AFHO JAN OS PORN 0-309C UNCLASSIFIED
2

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1s
UNCLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
STAFF MESSAGE BRANCH
INCOMING MESSAGE
AF IN: 70208 (13 Mar 67) Pg 4of 4
(5) NONE
(6) NONE
(7) SEE(G) (2)ABOVE
ITEM (H)
WEATHER FORECASTER AT 34 ADIV SAID A STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSION
FROM 0 TO 5,000 FT EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING
PAGE 4 RUC IRTHO390 UNCLAS TAue Y Rou ioou omoenu
ITEM (I) NONE ITEM (I)NONE
ITEM(D NONE
ITEM (K)
COMMANDER, JESSE D. SOWELL, MAJOR, USAF. WEATHER FORECASTER AT 34 ADIV
SAID THERE WAS A SURFACE TEVPERATURE INVERSION AT THE TIME OF THE SAID THERE WAS A I ME OF THE
SI GHTING AND SAID THAT THIS WAS SLGHTING AND SAID THAT THLS WAS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THLS SLGHIING. THIS SIGHTING
ITEM (L) NONE
or
NNNN
UNCLASSIFIED