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Mr and Mrs PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  26 Sep 60 | Silver Lake, Michigan | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 26/2245-2300Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5-6 min | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS one | 9. COURSE N-S  |
|  10.…

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FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION./UNCLASS EMCAS 095/PASS TV INTELLIGENCE.
UFO REPORT. INFORMATION ORGINALLY PASSED TO THE EMPIRE
A F STATION BY TRAVERSE CITY NEWSPAPER, THE RECORD EAGLE, ON
TUES 27 …

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MANEUVERS: NONE. APPEARED TO MOVE ALMOST STRAIGHT UP UNTIL NO LONG-
ER VISIBLE

LENGTH OF TIME VISIBLE: TO MRS WISNER ABOUT 5 TO 6 MINUTES AND ABOUT
2 TO 3 MINUTES TO HUSBAND

TIME: 2245 TO 2300 HOURS, ZULU.

LIGHT CONDITIONS: DUSK, SHORTLY AFTERSUNSET, VISIBILITY GOOD, SKIES
CLEAR.

LOCATION OF OBSERVER: CENTER OF SILVER LAKE, ABOUT FIVE MILES SSW
OF TRAVERSE CITY, MICH.

WEATHER AND WINDS: WIND DIR & VELOCITY SURFACE NORTH ANT 10 KNOTS,
NO OTHER ALTITUDE AVAILABLE.

CEILING: CLEAR

VISIBILITY: MORE THAN 1 AND 5.

CLOUD COVER: NONE

THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA: NONE

AIR T…

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ADDRESS: , TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN
TELEPHONE:

SHAPE OF UFO: LONG, CYLINDRICAL, SOMEWHAT CIGAR SHAPED.
SIZE: UNKNOWN. WITNESS COULD ONLY STATE QUOTE: LOOKED LIKE A LARGE OBJECT. UNQUOTE.
COLOR: RIERY RED SURFACE
NUMBER: ONE
DESCERNABLE FEATURES: NONE
EXAUST, TRAILS, TAIL: NONE. MR RUXTON STATED HE THOUGHT HE SAW SOME SMOKE BUT WIFE DID NOT.
SOUND NONE

DIRECTION OF TRAVEL: WHEN FIRST SIGHTED WAS STATIONARY, THEN ACCELERATED SWIFTLY IN A SOMEWHAT NORTH TO SOUTH DIRECTION BUT CLIMBED RAPIDLY UPWARD UNTIL IT WAS NO LONGER VISIBLE.
FIRST NOTICED: WAS ROWING BOAT NORTHWARD ON LA…

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RECEIVING APPROXIMATELY DOZEN REPORTS FROM UNKNOWN PERSONS. NEWSPAPER (THE RECORD EAGLE) OF TRAVERSE CITY, MICH RAN FOLLOWING ARTICLE: QUOTE. PUBLIC AGENCIES TODAY WERE CHECKING REPORTS BY SCORES OF GRAND TRAVERSE AND LEELANAU COUNTY RESIDENTS THAT A CIGAR SHAPED FLAME COLORED OBJECT FLEW ACROSS THE WESTERN SKY IN A GENERAL NORTH SOUTH DIRECTION SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET MONDAY. OFFICIALS WOULD NOT SPECULAOE ON IDENTITY OF THE OBJECT WHICH SEVERAL WITNESSES SAID MOVED AT GREAT SPEED ACROSS SKY AFTER AT FIRST APPEARING TO BE MOTIONLESS. THE ONLY EXPLANATION FORTHCOMING TODAY, AN…