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Correspondence regarding UFO sighting and Project Blue Book information requests — Flint, Michigan, 1964-1965

📅 17 November 1964 📍 Flint, Michigan 🏛 Department of the Air Force 📄 correspondence and sighting report
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TL;DR

A 1964 UFO sighting in Flint, Michigan, was classified as 'insufficient data' by the Air Force after the witness failed to return a follow-up questionnaire. The file also documents subsequent requests for information on UFOs and rockets from the same individual.

This document collection contains correspondence and a sighting report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Flint, Michigan, on November 17, 1964. A civilian witness reported observing a silver and red light moving from north to south across the sky. The object reportedly disappeared suddenly, reappeared, and then moved straight up. The Air Force evaluated the report as having insufficient data, noting that essential information was missing. A Form 164 was sent to the witness to gather further details, but it was not returned within the 60-day window, leading to the case being closed as insufficient for evaluation. The file also includes subsequent correspondence from 1965, where the same individual or associates requested information on UFOs and rockets from the Department of the Air Force. The Air Force responded by providing copies of the Project Blue Book report. The Federal Aviation Agency also forwarded an inquiry from the same individual to the Air Force in August 1964.

Silver and red light moving across the sky. Disappeared suddenly. Reappeard and then went straight up.

Official Assessment

INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION

Duration and other essentials missing. Form 164 sent for additional data. Not returned within 60 days. Case regarded as insufficient data. Will be reevaluated upon receipt of Form 164.

Witnesses

Key Persons

  • John P. SpauldingLt Colonel, USAF, Chief, Civil Branch, Community Relations Division, Office of Information
  • Maston M. JacksMajor, USAF, Chief, Pictorial Branch, Public Information Division, Office of Information

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Military Units