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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 17 October 1958 | 2. LOCATION Grand Rapids, Michigan | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GHT 18/0425Z | 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 Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 25 seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 24 | 9. COURSE SE  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMM…

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DE RJEDBW 12G
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TO RJEDDN/COMDR ADC
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RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TE HHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CEENTER
RJEZHQ/COMDR ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF
RJEZHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES
BT
/UNCLAS/ COP 10-080 PD FOLG IS REPT OF UFO ACTIVITY AS REPORTED TO THIS UNIT PD

A.
1. ROUND
2. DIME
3. AMBER
4. 24
5. 12 IN EACH FLIGHT
6. NONE
7, 8, AND 9 NEGATIVE

B.
1. AN ASTRONOMER WHO WAS STUDYING MARS
2. VERY HIGH AND FLYING SOUTH EAST (overhead)
3. OVER THE HORIZON

4. STRAIGHT LINE
5. OVER THE HORIZON
6. 25 SECONDS

C.
1. GROUND VISUAL
2. NONE
3. N/A

D.
1. 18/0425Z 0425-1 = 2325
2. NIGHT

E.
1. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN

F.
1. GRAND RAPIDS MICH
PHONE
2. N/A

G.
1. CLEAR
2. SURFACE WINDS NE 4 KNTS
6000 - 320 20KNTS
10000 - 310 35KNTS
16000 - 300 45KNTS
20000 - 300-50KNTS
30000 - 300 70KNTS
50000 - 280 35KNTS
3. CLEAR
4. UNLIMITED
5. NONE
6. NONE

H. N/A
I. N/A
J. N/A

I. N/A
J. N/A
K. N/A
L. N/A
BT
20/2009Z OCT RJEDBW

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BT
/UNCLAS/ COP 46 PD REF YOUR MESG OF 23 OCT 58 PD CONCERNING FOLLOW UP INFO ON UFO SIGHTING OVER GRAND RAPIDS ON 18 OCT 58 CMM 781ST MSG COP 10-080 DTD 20 OCT 58 PD ONE ELEVATION OF OBJECTS WHEN FIRST SIGHTED CMN VERY HIGH CMN AZIMUTH DIRECTLY OVERHEAD PD LAST OBSERVED AS THEY PASSED OVER THE HORIZON PD TWO MR HAS BEEN AN AMATUREASTRR FOR 23 YED THREE ONLY REPORTED AIRCRAFT IN THIS AREA WOULD BE YULETIDE 55 OR YULETIDE 62 (B-47S OUT OF LINCOLN AFB CMN NEB) FOLLOWING IS A FLIGHT PLAN OF EACH O…

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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
UNCLASSIFIED
SPACE BELOW RESERVED FOR COMMUNICATION CENTER
24 OCT 58 20 002
3/10/74
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|  PRECEDENCE | TYPE MSG (Check) | ACCOUNTING SYMBOL | ORIG. OR REFERS TO | CLASSIFICATION OF REFERENCE  |
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|  ACTION ROUTINE | CODE | MULTI | SINGLE | COP 10-080  |
|  INFO | X | AF |  | UNCL  |

FROM: COMDR. ATIC WPAFB
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

TO: COMDR. 781ST ACWRON CAFS, BATTLE CREEK, MICH. RJedBw
/UNCLASSIFIED/FROM: AFCIN-4E4 10-2524-E
REF YOUR TT MSG COP 10-080, DTD 20 OCT 58, REPORTING AN UFO
SIGHTING IN GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. REQUE…