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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 13,14,15 Sep 50 | 2. LOCATION | Detroit, Mich  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 2 secs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1 each time  |
|  9. COURSE | Left to Right | 10. COMMENTS | Insufficient Data for Evaluation Unknown  |

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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ATIC
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REC50 59119
CZCSQB474ZCFJA206
PP RJEDSQ
DE RJEDBWL 6
P 162340Z

FM COMDR 661ST RDRRONS SAFB
TO RJWFAL COMDR ADC
RJEDBW/COMDR BET 2 30TH ADIV
RJEDBWA/COMDR DADS
RJEDAH/COMDR 30TH ADIV
RJEDSQ/COMDR ATIC

RJEZHQ/ASST CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLIGENCE HQ USAF WASH
RJEZHQ/OIS HQ USAF
BT

/UNCLAS/ FROM OPNS 326, UFO REPORT SUBMITTED AS REQUIRED BY AFR 200-2, DATED 5 FEBRUARY 1958.

(A) DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECTS
1. OBJECT WAS BULLET SHAPED IN FRONT. BODY CONTINUED BACK THRU TAIL ASSEMBLY. BODY WAS FOUR TIMES AS LONG AS IT WAS WAIDE. TAIL ASSEMBLY PROTRUDED ABOVE AND BEL
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2. LENGTH OF OBJECT WAS ONE TENTH THE DISTANCE ACROSS THE NOON.
3. DARK-SILHOUETTE, NO DISCERNABLE COLOR

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4. ONE
5. N/A
6. NONE
7. NO TRAIL OR EXHAUST
8. NO SOUND
9. NONE

(B) DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT
1. OSERVER WAS LOOKING AT THE NOON THRU A TELESCOPE WHEN THE OBJECT PASSED IN FRONT OF THE NOON.
2&3. SAME AS AZIMUTH AND ELEVATION OF NOON.
4. OBJECT PASSED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ACROSS THE FACE OF THE NOON.
5. UNABLE TO SEE OBJECT EXCEPT WHEN NOON WAS IN BACK GROUND.
6. OBJECT VISIBLE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO SECONDS EACH NIGHT, JUST AS IT PASSED ACROSS THE FACE OF THE N
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PAGE THREE RJEDBWL 6

1. FIRST SIGHTING 0215Z 14 SEPT 59
SECOND SIGHTING 0204Z 15 SEPT 59, OXSERVER WATCHED THE MOON
FROM 0145Z UNTIL 0215Z 16 SEPT 59 WAS 42 35, 82 59 W,
MT CLEMENS, MICHIGAN 15 SEPT 59. 42 20N 83 05W, DETROIT,
MICHIGAN
(F) MR. , MT. CLEMENS, MICHIGAN.
MAINTAINANCE MAN FOR SUPPERIOR PRODUCTS CONCRETE PIPE CO.
(G) WEATHER AND WINDS ALOFT

1. CLEAR, VERY BUIGHT MOON
2. WINDS SURFACE 14 SEPT 59: 6000 270/18, 10,000 290/37, 16,000
290/55, 20,000 280/40 30,000 290/56, 50,000 280/70 80,000
280/10, FOR 15 SEPT 59: 6000 010/9KM, 10,000 280/29MV, 16,000
290/47, 20,000 290/57, 30,000 28
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(J) UNKNOWN

(K) ACWRON SENOIOR DIRECTOR CAPT. JOSEPH - STROTHER BELIEVES THAT SIGHTING WAS PROMPTED BY RECENT PUBLICITY GIVEN SUCCESSFUL MOON SHOT BY USSR. BECAUSE OF THIS RECENT PUBLICITY, IT IS BELIIVED MANY PERSONS ARE EXAMINING THE MOON'S SURFACE WITH EXCELLENT TELESCOPIC EQUIPMENT AND SHOULD HAVE NOTED ANY OBJECT CROSSING THE FACE OF THE MOON THAT IS VISIBLE TO THE UNAIDED EYE.

(L) NO PHOTOGRAPHS OR ANY OTHER PHYSICAL EVIDENCE EXIST.

BT
17/0135Z SEP RJEDBWL

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