Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFOB Index Card — Alpena, Mich. — 12 Nov 57
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A 1957 UFOB Index Card documenting a civilian sighting of a cigar-shaped object in Alpena, Michigan. The object was officially identified as an F-102 aircraft.
This document is a UFOB Index Card, reference number AISS-UFOB-600-57, documenting a sighting that occurred on November 12, 1957, at 1515 hours in Alpena, Michigan. The report describes a single, cigar-shaped, aluminum object observed by a civilian witness. The object was seen traveling from west to east and remained in sight for a duration of 10 to 15 seconds. The index card indicates that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact associated with the event. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authority was that the object was an aircraft. Specifically, the comments section notes an agreement with the reporting officer's assessment that the object was an F-102. The card was processed on January 3, 1958, using AISOP Form 5.
Concur with Reporting Officer that this was a F-102
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Official Assessment
Was Aircraft
The sighting was evaluated as an aircraft, specifically an F-102.