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COMMENT: The Air Force evaluations were contradictory. The AF investigator in the Alaska area stated: "The FAA (Federal Aviation Agency) and Alaskan NORAD (North American Air Defense Command) region reported negative air traffic. Negative Weather Bureau balloon activity at time of sighting in the area." Yet the "Comments" on the Project Blue Book Record Card at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, were: "Objects viewed by witnesses display characteristics of a/c (aircraft) and probably were. However, in view of fact that reporting officer reported no air traffic, this case is classed as unidentified." On the other hand, the reporting officer in Alaska made the following additional observation, which could not have possibly been taken to imply that the UFO was an aircraft: "A check was made with the University of Alaska Geophysical Institute Minitrack (satellite tracking network at a particular radio frequency) and NORAD SPADATS (Space Detection and Tracking System) for possible unclassified ESV (Earth Satellite Vehicle) activity. Nearest correlation was 1961 Omicron (Injun) ESV which was traveling in opposite direction. Evaluation: Possible classified ESV activity." been neither an aircraft nor a satellite. The officer making a report from Alaska was the Executive Intelligence Officer and could have checked out any "classified ESV activity." The officer at Project Blue Book must also have had intelligence clearances to check out this aspect. faded out after five minutes; the weather was clear. In other words, both of the evaluations were based on sheer guesswork, since the UFO could have TIME/PLACE OF SIGHTING: July 7, 1961 at 11:00 P.M. local time/Copemish, Michigan. DURATION: One hour intermittently. NUMBER OF OBSERVERS: One. TYPE OF OBSERVER: Not given, except that observer was a civilian. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: First one, then four. OBSERVER RELIABILITY: Unknown. SHAPE: Spheroidal. DIMENSIONS: First appeared large as a basketball, then reduced to baseball-size. COLOR: Bluish to red. SOUND: None.