PROJECT BLUE BOOK

PROJECT 1GO73 RECORD
1. DATE · TIME GROUP LOCATION
11 Sept 67 12/04422 Kinchloe AFE Michiran
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
Mil.tary
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Radar: (Probable - ANCMLOUS PROPAGATION)
No ob jects were painted by SAGE radars. Radar expert:
17 sighting was probable due to anomalous
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS
1 hour, 19 minutes No objects were seen visually. however, numerous "objects"
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION were tracked at various speeds fron slow to about 2000 mph.
See case for a description of flight paths. case Tor a descrlption or rlignt paths.
Ground-Radar Ground-Radar
7. 7. COURSE COURSE -
CompleX
8. PHOTOS
Yes
XONO XONo
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE
Ys
SOXNo
FORM
FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TDE) Prevloue editlone of thie form mey be used, 1.
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14 Sept. 1967
Called Lt. Leaman at Kincheloe AFB Mich. 884 1451 ex 2332
He will find out;
1) If any scope photo's were made
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3) what other radars in the area should have picked up the
UFO's. What radars actually picked un the UFO's.
unusual, or if they
were using any equipment that may effect radar.
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The B-52 did not see anything and was not playing with the radar. The S
Sergeant who was on radar duty said that if the B-52 was playing with
the radar he could have gotten on a different channel and not had the
cracking. Ss Marle did not see anyching on scope. Their seopes are ,
monitored by Duluth. Duluth picked up the strobe. The name in Duluth
is "Blue Bottle" . The Minneapolis Center FAA at Farmington, Minn
- was negative. Only the 753rd picked up e strobe. strobe.
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MEMO FOR THE RECORD
14 sept. 1967
Called Hqs 29th Air Division
Duluth, Minn.
Asked for action taken in reguard
to sighting. Will call back as
soon as specific action that was
taken can be fully determined.
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Lt. Stoecker said we could probably find out more by talking to -
Kincheloe. Lt. Stoecker said he would send a letter explaining what
he had discussed over the phone. Lt. Stoecker said they had not he had discussed over the phone. Lt. Stoecker said they had not
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1. In naddition to the RAPCON (Radar Approach Control) sighting
of io sighted a UFO not far
from Kincheloe, inday afterno September, 1967. Their
telephoned report was routed through Sault St. Marie AFS (a radar
site about 20 miles from Kincheloe) to Lt. Leaman, the Information
Officer at Kincheloe, who recorded all relevant infomation. This
report was not forwarded to FTD due to a lack of evidence to
substantiate it.
2. No interception of the objects was attempted because authority
for a scramble st come from the Senior Director at 29th Air
Division Headquarters ne sighting was no reported to 29th Air
Division until the following day. Also th he objects were not detected
range
nomally limited to about 4ONM, or, a most, 6ONivi. It is unlikely
that any experienced Senior Director wo order a scramble under
these conditions.
3. There was no visual sighting 3. There was no visual sighting of the objects, although Kincheloe of the objects, although Kincheloe
control tower personnel were on duty at the time, and two of the control tower personnel were on duty at the time, and two of the
objects passed over the base. If they were actual physical objects, objects passed over the base. If they were actual physical objects,
they were probably at a very low altitude, they were probably at a very low altitude. since they were not detected
by SAGE-tied radars. by SAGE-tied radars.
4. In addition to SSgt Burns, the UFO's were also observed by A2C Rodney
Roe and AXC Robert Carlson, both assigned to the RAPCON unit. The unit
telephone extension is 3194.
5. SSgt Burns had no explanation for the sighting, and said he had never
seen anything like it e equipment was checked for malfunction,
ty Ninth Air Division Weather personnel
suggested that the temperature i inversion might have caused anomolous
propagation (AP) of the radar, causing false returns. Electronic Warfare
personnel said interference from SAGE radars was unlikely.
FOR THE COMMANDER
Wtlliam 8 toeteer
WILLIAM B S STOECKER, 1/LT, USAF
Assistant Intelligence Officer
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Called Lt. Leaman at Kinchloe and asked why clarification
was not sent out. Lt. Leaman asked me what wasn't clear. I said
that it had come down to me that there was only two UFOs on the
radar not l7. Lt. Leaman said that there was a total 17 UFOs
on radar. Lt. Leaman said that the misunderstanding mist have
arisen from the fact that he had said that there was no formation
any one time was two and that these two were side by side. He will
send a message to clarify matter, both to us and Colorado, although
he talked to Colorado the day before yesterday.
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MEMO FOR THE RECORD
27 Sept. 1967 urighs.Pat.
Called Capt. Kliperis at Base Operations/and asked him
about sonic booms. He told me that any aircrart moving at the
speed of sound or above produces a continuous shock train.
This shock wave is quite loud and he estimated that it could
be heard at least l0 wile away. I asked him if an object moving at
approx. 2,ooo mi. per. hr. and less than a mile high would be
expected to break the windows of houses over which it passed.
He answered that it definitely would. He suggested that I contact
Flight Dynamics Lab. if I needed exact details on sonic booms.
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TO: TDPT/UFO(Major Quintanilla)
1. Reference is made to sighting of 17 Uro's by radar at
Kincheloe AFB, Michigan.
2. There is no positive way to either prove or disprove the
presence of the reported UFo's from the radar data. The fact
that SAGE radars at other locations did not observe the objects
tends to indicate a local situation. The objects of necessity
had to come from outside the observed area at some time, and
should have been observed then (by the SAGE radars), if they were
in fact real objects.
3. The obvious "excuse" The obvious "excuse" or "explanation" for the sightings "explanation" for the sightings
appears to be temperature inversion. inversion, The erratic courses taken The erratic courses taken
by the "objects", their wide variations in speed by the "objects", their wi de variations in speed (150 to 2000 MPH),
and the fact that no noise was heard, even a and the fact that no noise was heard, even at the low altitudes he low altitudes
assumed, all point toward anomalous propagatio assumed, all l point toward anomalous propagation due to temperature to temperature
inversions.
JEROME J. JONES, Colonel, USAF lonel, USAF 1 Atch
Chief, Command and Co Chief, Command Division Division UFO Tech Information
Production Directorate D
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9 F EXPLANATION
23 ISOBARS are straight, horizontal brown lines. The heights in feet of the
pressure surfaces in the ICA0 Standard atmosphere are in parentheses ( )
below the pressure values on the left.
ISOTHERMS (°C) are the straight, equidistant brown lines running
22 diagonally upward from left to right.
DRY ADlABATS are the slightly curved brown lines that intersect the
1000 mb. isobar at intervais of 2 C, and run diagonnally upward from
21 right to left.
SATURATED ADIABATS are the curved green lines that intersect- the
1000 mb. isobar at intervals of 2°C, diverging upward and tending to
become parailel to the dry adiabats. Values appear in the upper part of Values appear in the upper part of
20 the diagram (515 mb. level).
SATURATION MIXING RATIO (in gm. per kg.) is represented by dashed
green lines. The values appear at the bottom and middle of the diagram. green lines.
19 ICAO STANDARD ATMOSPHERE SOUNDING is indicated by a thick brown
line. line.
The saturated a The saturated adiabats and isopleths of saturation mixing ratio are
computed by use of vapor pressure over a plane water surface at all computed by use of vapor pressure over a plane water surface at all
18 18 temperatures.
APPROXIMATE VIRTUAL TEMPERATURE may be obtained from the
17 temperature in C, and w is mixing ratio in grams/kilogram. For purposes
of thickness computation, use the mean temperature of the layer for T
5 and use the mean mixing ratio of the layer for w
Black dots  along wind scale lines indicate the levels for which wind
16 data are reported and piotted. The open circles oindicate the mandatory
pressure leveis at which wind data are also entered.
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b. On two (2) instances there were two (2) UFOS on the I
scope at one time. First, at about O4l5z, (items e and f
under B.3 in my message), one UFO at 230 degrees tracking
030 degrees for twenty miles and then changed its heading to
360 degrees. At the same time another UFO at 280 degrees
tracking ty ix 100 degrees 20mi1es t
it met the other about 30 miles due west of Kincheloe. The
two then proceeded side by side on a eastbound course at
2000 mph.
c. The other instance of two UFOs on the scope at one
time occurred at O5o0z (items 6a and 6b in my message).
These two UfOs did not fly together or intercept each other
like the two UFOs did at O4l5Z.
should any questions please do not
hesitate/to call.
Cllanee
TERRANCE E. LEAMAN, 2nd Lt., USAF
Information Officer
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2. My original message should answer the majority of
your questions.
a. Time the UFOs were sighted? T The times of the
16 UFO sightings ssage.
b. Movements? These are all stated in my message.
c. Time on scope? All targets were on the radar
scope for 20 to 60 seconds. scope The strength of these
target returns were target returns were equivalent to a B-52. equivalent to a B-52. The slash on
the was some some larger however. arger however.
d. d. Speed? The speed of The speed of the the UFO any-
where
e. e. Noise? Noise? None. None. The UFO The UFOs were not visually visually observed. observed.
E. Yes, this area is covered by SAGE.
3. Dr. Norman Levine and John Ahrens of the University of
Colorado are here at Kincheloe investigating the incident.
They arrived Sunday night and will fly to Duluth later
today. They may be able to answer most of your questions
better than I.
TERRANCE E. LEAMAN, 2nd Lt., USAF
Information Officer
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3. BETWEEN 0350Z AND 0430Z, NINE OTHER UFOS 3. BETWEEN 0350Z AND 0430Z, NINE OTHER UFOS :
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A 270 DEGREES TRACK ING 090 DEGREES
B. 230 DEGREES TRACK ING 030 DEGREES
C. 389 DEGREES TRACK ING 100 DEGREES
D. 270 DEGREES TRACK ING 090 DEGREES
E. 230 DEGREES TRACK ING 030 DEGRI 20 MILES, THEN CHANGED
COURSE HEADING 369 DEGREES.
AFB AND BOTH WENT EASTBOUND 2900 MP PH PASSED OVERHEAD BUT WERE NOT
VISUJALLY OBSERVED
G. 150 DE GREES 360 DEGREES
B H. 030 DEGREES TRACK ING
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OUT UNTIL 20 MILES OUT, THEN TRACKED 270 DEGREES.
6. AT 0500Z - TWO IFOS ON RADAR AT SAME TIME
A BEARING 200 DEGREES, TRACKING
360 DE GREES, SLOWED DOWN FO 360 DE GREES, SLOWED DOWN FOR SAND AND
DISAPPEARED FROM SCOPE.
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DEGREES AND LEFT SCOPE
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6THUNDERST ORMS IN AREA  NONE
7VERT ICLE TEMP GRAD IENT INVERSION AT 4000 -5000 FT.
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14 Sep 67/1305 hours
MAJOR QUINTANILLA CONTACTED CAPTAIN TATES AT ADC/NORAD REGARDING
UFO OBSERVATION DAR AT KINCHELOE AFB, MICHIGAN. CAPTAIN TATES
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INDICATED THAT HE "CHECK OUT THIS REPORT FROM HIS END and WOUld call
MAJOR QUINTANILLA BACK TD REPORT HIS FINDINGS ON THIS 11 SEP 67 RADAR
SIGHTING. THE ADC LIAISON OFFICER A NORAD ADe IS
MAJOR GENE GOTCH
FTD - FTCSO at NORAD
88- autovan 348-2814/2176/6579
MAJOR GOTCH I CURRENTLY LEAVE. CAPTAIN TATES' EXT IS 2445
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