Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFO Report — Battle Creek, Michigan, 26 July 1965
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A 1965 Air Force report from Custer AFS, Michigan, documents a sighting of two star-like objects. The military concluded the objects were satellites (PEGASUS II and ECHO I) and associated other local sightings with meteorites.
This document is an incoming message from Custer Air Force Station in Michigan, dated July 26, 1965, regarding a UFO report. The report details a sighting by four individuals—two couples—at 70 East Northside Drive in Battle Creek, Michigan. The witnesses observed two circular, yellow/white objects, each roughly the size of a star, moving in an arc-like path. The objects were described as fast-moving lights that shone intermittently. Each observation lasted approximately two minutes, with the sightings occurring about ten minutes apart. The weather conditions were reported as clear with fifteen-mile visibility and calm winds. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force, specifically the Foreign Technology Division (FTD), was that the objects were satellites, specifically identifying them as PEGASUS II and ECHO I. The document also notes that unit personnel confirmed several falling meteorite sightings throughout the evening, which the Senior Director at Custer AFS suggested as the likely explanation for the reported phenomena.
A NUMBER OF FALLING METEORITE SIGHTINGS WERE CONFIRMED BY UNIT PERSONNEL THROUGHOUT THE EVENING.
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Official Assessment
Satellite (PEGASUS II) (ECHO I)
The objects observed were identified as satellites (PEGASUS II and ECHO I) based on their flight paths and timing. Other sightings in the area were attributed to falling meteorites.
Witnesses
- Dr. [illegible] [illegible]Dr.
- Mrs. [illegible] [illegible]
- Mr. [illegible] [illegible]Federal Center
- Mrs. [illegible] [illegible]Telephone Company