PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 3. DATETIME GROUP 7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION tn. BRIEf' SUMMARY OF SIGHTtHO ATIC FOa M 320 (R~V 24 BEP U) JEPNB A033 _ _ P P JEDEi4 JE:WP :G22 liE J EPNB 6 1 TCJ J.E.DE~JCt; ADC ATTN It-.T NT AF_ COLO ~P.~It~GS CG!...O J..::D~JP/CG A1'1C ATTl~ 1'1Cl::> \i.tiGliT P ATTE.-<SU\ Ar.: .UA'-:TG!'. vHI O l}JT 33 913. IN CONPLIA~.CE. ~JITI-i ADCL ;200-l F~-G .:>l.J_MITTED . PVT . ATTL E S IVE7Z..: A _L;,;s , OHITE,0 ?. fVtATED SEA?l::i\ i.-.6~1!:-.:'I WITH IT I ui'.AL .;EFC.-\TS .d~CE IV ED. T ."'iEQU I ?.ED AF .r-o .-:;:j 112 AI;PL IF Y 1 NG i~ILL .::; SU-~'llTTED ;_y AI.~ DIVI::;Il.-~ 3 0 DOWNGRADED AT 3 YEAR INTERVALS; DEClASSIFIED AFTER 12 YEARS. ...C .~ :Joverr.'o~r q t ~320%., fik.v e:-b3r e t !;~l friJg e r ate of sp~ed with no noise. Cnc minute late r fli~Rt ?4 , Cgpitol \i1line s f.;' plot, who sa Se::ior a ptain o r a i r inss, s gltted si.miJ~ r obj~ct over Coopersville, b:ichi,c!ln. Altitude e sti.rr_qted 1,000 t o 1,500 i"~et, e3~irr:ated speed ~ 1,000 mile n per hour. Altitu~e of Capito l Airlir.es aircraft, At 2JJOZ, tow~.::-operator 9 t Kent City Air!)ort, Gran d t!.a pids, ~..icnit;!:ln, reported simil3r object. C.~\ detac nt st Battle Cree k r aceived a report from i'vt. James Young from ::ri:"'a t-Pa t terso n Air Force Brts e ~mo reported seeing in vicinity Bsttl~ Cr~ek, Michis-an, !1i-S.!J!l~ 9 c i g 3 r s h:'\ped lnrg e object wi t/11 ?"--< faint e low at tail movin13 froo ibrtn to Soutl'l ~t e stin!lted altitude of 4 , 000 ~ feet. Selfridge r a d::.r a t 2320Z caqs g6 oper ation ~nd tn~ ar.t e .. na rd7olved in opposite direction. ADC checkgd ;aricus stations and no flir ht olan reporte d t ha t could correspond. Weather cavu ; t ime of s i.:;htinGs. rne Cornmand Post duty office:-queri~d Col Romi. :!:a iuac rr.iss iles :r.:1n i n Rasearch !lnd De v elopn;ent ~md he had !10 ir.forrnati-:~n tc ot'fe1 Received by telephone call from Col Eriksen. AFOIN, 1700 hours, 26 Nov REC~!V]J) AT COl1MAND POST 24 NCVl!J.tBii;R 2320Z 24TH NOVEMBER AT SEI.FRD:>OE AIR FORCE BASE ~0 ~ri REPORTED SIGHTING A LARGE OBLONG BRIGim.Y LIGlll'ED OBJECT ~-lOVING AT RAPlD RATE OF SP&ED wrrH NO NOISE. CAPITAL AIR LINE PILOT lriHO IS A SENIO.li CAPTAIN ON AIR Lil'lE SIGB'l'E]J Snu:LAR OBJECT uvea COOPERV IIJ.E, MI:CHIOAN. ALTITUDE ESTIMATEJl 500 FEET. ESTnfA'tED SPE:tal 1,000 MITFS PS..1i HOUR. ALTinlDE OF CAPITAL Am LINE AIRCR.\F'l' 1 900 FEET. AT 23.30Z, TO".vER OFSRATOR AT KENT CITI AIRPORT, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, REPORTED SU!r~\R OBJECT. CAA DETACHMEllr AT BATTLE CREFJ( RECEIVEaJ A REPORT FROM P\TT JAMES YOUNG FROH \iPAFB l.vl!O REPORTED SEEDJG IN VICINITY BATTI.E CRE"SK HICH .A.T 0221Z CIGAR SHAPED OBJECT WITH FAII\"'T GLal AT TAIL HOVING FROH NORTH TO SOtli'H AT ESTIMATFll ALTrtODE 4,000 FEET. SELFRJDGE RADAR AT 2.320Z CEASED OPERATION AND ANTENla Z.DVING OPPOOITE DITIECTION. ADC CIECKEJ> VARIOUS STATIONS AND NO FLIGHl' ?WI m;PORTED THAT CAl-f CORRESPOND. w"EATFER CUU AT Til~ OF SIGHTnJ G. T!B CO:ri-WID POST DU't! Ol''F"ICER QUERJ l:ll COL ?.07-!!G, CON!WID MILITARY l'iAN IN :UNa:ASSI 1 ED .. s:t.:.;"RIDG~ .~F9 :1ICH TO TECH INT:.:L CZN 5?,,FB Dt'\YTON CH! u :H 1.o. i\T!Ai\-2C r::ro EASTERN AIR DEFENSZ FORCZ STEU.t\RT AFB N Y ATI(J DIR 0 F ~l It IT Z L :"OLG REPT OF u:rusUAL Ft. YING OBJECT SUBMiil't.:D I A'1 .~liTH ACDL 2 -1. PARAI 6 OBSRS R~PT SIG!ITING A~ UNUSUAL FLYING OBJ::::.CT FR 4 DIF?::.:RZ'lT Pl'-4iS IN LC a MICHIGAN~ OSSPS, PNTS OF OBS:!:m!ATION A~JD Tl~uS OF C3SERVATIONI 2 AMN ON SZLFRIDGE AFB 1\T 2423 202, 1 Ai1N 1 .1!LZ EAST CF BAT tt.! cn~El( MICH AT 24t23 ~'Z, 2 E'XPERIENCZD TO~.JER O?RS VT lC.:NT COU~nY AIRPORT AT GRAND RAPIDS, ~ICI AT 2~25352, CAP!TOL AI RLJ~S ?-T Ovi:;R COOPERSVILLZ, MICH AT " 2335 , INTERROGATION Ot: ALL' OBSRS INCOMPtE~ AT THIS TIME HOtiEV!R OLG PATTERN AP?!:ld~S TO ZXIST, IN ALL CAS!::S OBJECT APPEARED IN Tl~ SCUtlt'i.\ST OUANDRANT ON f\ 'iESTERLY CR SOU11t HESTERLY COURSE PARALLEL TO THE G!lD AT spz;:D ESTS VARYING 1 ~ S3iJ ?1! TO 1, a t1PH, OBJECT (JAS DSC!l!EED ;~Tl FOOTBALL J HA!'ED, ~OUND, A~lD BULLZT SHAPED, COLR: J LUISH tJH~n:, ~J:iiTI ~\rD 3LUISH ORANGEp ALTITUDE' tJAS ESTD FR ZJJJ FT TO 4,0~2 7'f, 2 0 9SRS R:i:PTD l\N CR.~NCL T~1IL OR EXHAUST, VISIB!LI'!Y AT A!..L ?~!TS Di!:SC~IB!D AS U~lt!:1!TED, 2Bv'EC':" VANIS!-fZD. IN SOUTH OR SOUTH !J!ST S!~! 'J! t ~10UT CHA~!GZ OF C CURSE, CBSS:RVAT!ONS !..ASTED FR 2 TO 6 s-ZCONDS, ~!0 -:oiS!:: pl~S BEARD, Nb J:!:T ACFT ?.!~CWll !0 3E OPNL IN AR::.~ AT TI:1E. CH'EC!t I.~lD!C.~.~S riO ~OWN xP!:RIM::~rrAL _,_.:2AL.LONS !.i.:.:i!: iN ARE.~, ~1!CH!GAN ~'N!V!:RSI!T C3S:i::iVATORY P2?1S NO AURORA 3CREALis-VI5!BL=: OR MrTOROTIC' ACTIVITY OBS:r.1';fl{9' :SO ~L:':Ci:tet-l!C C9SERVATIONS ~EP.E NctL: .. D 3Y n.I\DAR STAS I~l P..ANGE, DA!,\ ON 03S~ AS FOtSl CPL ARTHUR R CRAf!UN, ?FC MEL "liN 11 ~ERDELL, 5&a AC A:rn ~ sa,. sr.LFRIDGE AF3, PV1. JA ~ G , . Et:C:~G SECT, ~ffiiGHT. PATTSRSON AFO, ~R EUG::::r:: S:1ITR AND MR Fn 0 TO~.'EAD OPRS KZNT COIDJTY A!rtPOR'!", GrtAND RAPIDS, i"11CH, ~!R HARRY SCHRADER, CAL PLT CftiCAGO, ILL, PHC~TE rffi GLZNVI!:'J olt.-;!1 ;n+, 7'3~--"' ~ iR SCHRAD:!:R REPTS HAV !NG SEEN St.:COND U~n!SUAI. C3JECT O~J !I'L T 25 NOV 5 1 ~:E.\R r1It!J.\U~O:E, DS.T.~I!.S NOT .~VAL THIS TI~IE, FULL rrz?T OF THIS CCCURANC'S :' :m A7 FO~M 112 R~?T ~JILL 7 0L ngyvNGP.ADED AT 3 YE.~H l)iT .~-~ ~-~ .::; l)VCL.,\SSIFIED APTER 12 YEA"f..;:,, f1 llY.NGL:ASSJ~).EJi' .. --~ ''-'8 :tn-t-~rrot~J.t:..xl bJ 19~1. IIi.s r.~o-~dlo t, \T routo t~ G1. ..l."cl H:.\pld.1, 1-fi<:.hlgun, :J.p iii11 Alrl..j.1 .;;t Fli~ht f 1o:t .h.:s~, on, lilchig-.1!1. '.tue fli;;: (, t,a.t t:n- Md Gt~nd 111-lp:td~l, lficni~a:n.. Th.;:y l-1..3!'-J o tT or Coo;,~.r:1v llll'' , !"ich5.g.:a!.l ti.n9 of oi:_;h ling. J.tll:L ... h bltu" 'Ihc oot:.rc~ coul<l r .ot j tll..:!,;) i:~:o hori'lonl.al t.'.l1f.~'l the ohjc~l~ p..t.L>~,l t.711ougl .. I:.:: V.!)pea.rt\nCq \1[13 l:otcd utt~ to it.> lJ:i~lrtnJ3S. It. \:r'.U 0 ~ :10 t,,!.(;o;,rl 8.p~,;o .tchl- fro:r:1 a G:!'eat, di~t:mc3 (b l:.!.Tldir..g at G::oi3lld F:lp i 1 J , t.h3 pilot h::~ud t'h:!.t. the ~;;,:.~ Up3r'1t:>.: .. 1 r'l.l n1oo :::oe n the ohj c.~t. ll? ~:D.'i int~ITOf:3. ted ov:-r tht;; phn:~a 1.r Lir f'.: ~-.,.,_ ~-1 ; : ~or:.~ a ''netn, (h9 could not cive ru;y rr.ora detuls o~1 'l,lh'!t u3".:.) .n.yil1a l'1:::~ ~l. l ' .. dlli miles c~.3t of t.he station :1"111 h~ n:;,sur..ed th:l t thi;:, U:'.J uh '..t t '11J.I ,.~r.J .,t::;h.i :lz hi..., ::-.bout oye r the phone. (Com: .nt& 'l'hlJ radar pir.:k -U!J h'Js rever bo~:t h-::;c-d o f before n.."lrl ldll b:: c h .!ck.Jd.) 1 nu b~en ut of noted t~l--t't \thlle h J n.nu t.he c~-['i] o t ju1~=1 t'-:.!) o 'Jj '~C t, r_,) H:: not-ed tlw.t t h e rd0!1t \.a:l o.l,;.::ty3 found neo.-:-G:-~md Ro.pitl3 . very clc~.r C0 1:::.HT: All clurln.6 \.h rJ conve:.r.;:"l.t.ion, i t , ,:s o.pp:r~ mt ~l:t.t !( . did not balir.!"t\J thl'; U'\i3 o. n:rt~ol. He n~n':.ion~d '(::_3 ,.,I':J.::>lihi.li_i~l of .. ''t ;:..' rPi:~.:--1 r..:!..nsile. It iJ a;mx."en.t t h:J.t if t~l..; i::l .l rr.~J~-or, it h'1J n o c:-:Lr1.ctJridtl~ s vf s !1 ::~ythin~ like thi::; be~o :o. , lJrJCL\ SI[JEQ U--1'! \SSlElSO. .\F FOMM 112-?.\RT II Ai 'I'RO'I0 1 JUNE t(MI AIR INTELLIGENCE It IFORM,~TION nEPOR'f 11PO"T tOO. !; sq \l~nca of C rR:1d R:"lpidJ , "'L o"lig~n, o I' ~! ~ j: .J ('OZ f'o lluN~ : thd o')jdcof;. Grand tnid:J :;~vc~r~l b loc!<::J nort''l or ch~ airport h~n he no:i.;~-Hl o. .-,:ti:~i3h o~ G!,.o V" ....... -..Jll o1,,;r~cl~ C' li ~,t; o.ppro~\chln::; th'3 nlrport f.to:l tr13 r:~\"t Tlw oh~>ci-; :au <'j:;t,Jst':.,.~ct :,) hJ '.:'o~: ":i:J ..!.'.lr!t i'!Tipra3s.ton yras thM.t it '."J'\3 o. Vul'Y f d.:; T.:H~in~ t.!ircr:l::'t :i'h '~"'r-uin{~ :ti J~::J r. 1, 'b n n,rer, i.;r~ sl;::ultart-30'..'3 :\:l;:s:trance of n"'l rir1indr ;1i t:t l~nd.i.!l~ 1:. ,'-t:; on r.r- t.:.:1~ i::: Jr.ora probabl:r co'C'r11c t:. i oa.th9r aoq\ erH.:o nt C1:lca:o., 2J:/2 o: foll.J,'/<-: Check or' 00t11 .~L-Divi::;io n radar s-t::.':ion~ ! .. 1vl n?, rat!ttr ._,o11:1J"' c..f \;"'o .1 r 1lca';3 no ra\}ord o ~ o 130 t::-onlc o')::;~rva ti.:>n of "i../n ob jqct.