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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 5 Jan 59 | 2. LOCATION | East of Grand Rapids, Mich  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Redder ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Redder  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 10 secs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. SOURCE |   |   | SE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   |   | Cigar shaped obj, looked like long balloon with large brown flame at end. No sound.  |
|  11. COMMENTS |   |   | Description is characteristic of meteor.  |
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DE RJEDBWS 7
P 061407Z
FM COMDR 781ST ACWRON CAFS
TO RJEDBW/COMDR 30TH ADIV DEF WRAFS
RJEDNB/COMDR EADF STEWART AFB
RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECH INTELL CENTER WPAFB
RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF STAFF INTELL HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFO SVC HQ USAF WASH 25 DC
RJWFAL/COMDR ADC ENT AFB COLO
BT
/UNCLAS/COP 10 PD UFO RPT
A 1 CIGAR SHAPED
2 LOOKED LIKE LONG BALLON
3 UNK
4 ONE OBJECT
5 N/A
6 LARGE BROWN FLAME AT THE END
7 NO TAIL OR EXHAST OTHER THAN FLAME OF OBJ ITSELF
8 NO SOUND
9 NO PRUDENT FEATURES
B 1 OBSERVER GLANCED OUT OF HIS WINDOW AND SAW IT
2 30 DEGREE ABOVE THE HORIZON, APPEARED FROM THE NW
3 D…

E 1 REPORT CUT OFF, NO FURTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED
2 N/A

G 1 NOT RECEIVED
2 6,000 FT - 330/25K
10,000 - 310/40K
16,000 - 310/95K
20,000 - 310/110K
30,000 - 300/105K
50,000 - 280/80K
80,000 - NOT AVAILABLE
3 25 SCT VAR BKN TOP 6,000 OR 7,000 FT OCC SW
4 15 MILES OUTSIDE OF SW 2- 3 MILES IN SW
5 SCT TO BKN (SEE G3 ABOVE)
6 N/A

H UNK

I NO ACTION TAKEN

JN UNABLE TO ESTIMATE TRAFFIC IN AREA AT TIME INDICATED
(RPT CALLED IN 30 MINUTES AFTER SIGHTING)

K RAYMOND M MISCHON 1/LT (RADAR DIRECTOR) THE SIGHTING
HAS A POSIBCLITY OF BEING A SHOOTING STAR OR SATILITE
FALLING FROM ORBIT

L NO OTHER MJTER…