Memo for the Record: UFO Sighting Inquiry

This document consists of a memorandum for the record and a formal correspondence from the Department of the Air Force, Headquarters 1st Fighter Wing (ADC) at Selfridge Air Force Base, Michigan, dated 15 November 1965. The records detail an inquiry regarding a series of sightings of a bright light over Lake Erie. According to the report, a Lieutenant Logman contacted the office on 15 November 1965 to inquire if flares had been dropped in the area, as a bright light had been observed over the lake for several weeks. A Sergeant Moody noted that the office could not take action regarding Canadian reports. A follow-up formal memorandum from 1st Lieutenant Jerome P. Lagemann clarifies that a representative from the Chatham Daily News in Ontario, Canada, contacted the office on 15 November 1965 regarding these sightings. The report states that for the previous two weeks, between 1900 and 2000 hours, individuals in an area 15 miles east of Windsor and 15 miles west of Cedar Springs, Ontario, observed a bright light on the horizon. The light was described as being bright with a touch of red, appearing to glow up, dim out, and move horizontally and downward before disappearing. The report mentions that numerous individuals had seen the object and that the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) had investigated the matter, leading to a conclusion that a plane had crashed in the area. The document notes that the object was seen on evenings when the weather was extremely clear.