PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION :J, DAT~TIME GRCUP 4. TYPE OF 08!.ERVATION mund V1 ~\olo! 0 Ctound-Rador C MT :,2.-[ 0406 b 1 0 Air- Vi suol 0 A irlntercupl Rod or Civilian .. rr.alc 12. C ONCLU!-IOHS 0 Yio s l3olloNo 0 P rvbably Bollt-o n Pu Hi !. I y Uall OO'l 0 Wos Aircroft D P robobl y Ai rcr<sft D Po~!\ibly Ai rcroh 0 Was As t ronoOli col Probably A!otro n?onicol 0 Possiuly Astronornicol 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8 . tWMBER OF OllJECT$ 9. COURSE lnsvrfici ttnt Dat a fo r Evo luot i t ,0. &RifF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING ' 11. COMMENTS Brilliant vbite co~or. C1raula.l'. ATJC FORM 329 (He V 26 !lEI' 52) .a.oaurod the repolto r or ray o~cry and hll ln1.~r stnted that. the COir,;,?lete story '\\ould be in tho Sunday, ~!t,y 4th i3:Jue. for SOILe unknow'l roE\.oon 1 t n(.\Ver L\ppeared. ho thour;h~ Ho'.vev;;.t" I b~ve no p~r:lona.l dosire to aoa thi:; 3tory in p1:.nt but I uoliove j_t i!l o.bout tit:e that the a.uthoritios, o.s W13ll o.s thr) eiI;L:.ens, b d op~r.ly inforz':.ad ol o. ayatematio prooedu 1e in hNldlinG rllportu a.:J i mL>Ot't!l.nt a n thia inntnuce. I firmly believu thu.t thi::t S!>.UC'3r \'1.:\R 1c.a.kin~;; t\ r a oona.9.i:l:Jtl..ClC& t O'.lr oJ'or the er0a Nld if FlY rf.lport hu.d been h"'.ndlc d of fici ontly,. W>3 would b:t ill a more iut(Jlligant poo1ticn t o know ntoro clo!\.rl.~ .. ~h\)ir intL-n'tir:trJ. I i'ur't,her foal. lli'bh <.lue r.):;yaot; to the llrr.ry, t l\'lt "~omeCJno \'lO.:l r>l~v:)ing at the ouitch", or if' it i s be inc k opt; huah, hu::~h'', tha.JI# the pnbllc roact:to:a will be rnaas hiatorin v1h e n the unkno.m d Jfi.tHt'taly o.tt.ootlpt.J to m~ke contaot with u s ( n a h!.L3 boen prov3n in the past). Exporiustce hd.s t~'.lsht u a th:::d; oducation to~M.rd avont.s t o c oma ndjus t the h,m..a.'l mn<l t o accept ph~no.uhlnons and c o;,)a with th~m. LiGtod ht:Jre a rt'! the uam~3 e.nd o.ddrosse3 of v;l'tno9S9S Il;)nr.:~c.'Ue'ct ~.'iJovo. I c nlso preoent an !l.rti olo fro~ the Birmi..l1.t:h<;u1i Eccanf.r.io tha.t 'Ch0 policf't tur!tishad tho no\'-tnpnper~ ridiculing r.IY roporb!l to ch )U\ at':lti!'.g , ' 'l'.h: .. d:; could l;ho police do if YJO hn.d invadel'3 from the sJ.cy." Thls p r117 <.'0 t h:-..1; the l u''l offioor~ are not bri<:fed or ulerbr:d to the poa:.dhility of future (Truck Driver -Middl e AG~d) l .tC!H f;':\U D'rRACT FII>M STATUS REPORT H o _ LOCATIO~ a I.:rnGTH OF 'llllE OBSERVl:D: ACT! ml OR COl!lfalTS: DESCRIPTION OF DlCIDmT: AF FORM 11%-PAitT I llr?ROYEO t J UNE t941 f!EPO"T HO. Unit.ed St.at.ea AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT .. Raport~ng ot In!?rmation on Unconventional Aircr~rt J.!ic!Ug~l_ I DATE OF IN~Olii"'ATION I EVALUATION tti.Httlr.<:ES (Cbnrrol nlltflfr, 4irfrliH, prm .. , r~rt. rtt., ap(Jllt~lll') -------------- SUM MARY: (l~"ftlw tvMIH ,.,.111, of rtpf. o;., .dpJjktmtc '" Jcol O:tNmltlltr pllrflfrOJIII. !.btlntfwurt at lomtr lef t . llt}in tt.rt of rtpMI"" II,.. l-or' " , I t -l 'nrt II) On Zl April 1952, at. 2306 hours over Pontine, t:ichigan, l.lr. an obj9ct Dppro."<.ilnately 200 feet in diameter nnd approxirt'al:.ely 200 f eet off the -----thCl.S. DI:OTRIIUTIOII IIY OIHGINATOit 2 cys CG Air t!Aterial Command cv CG Air Defense Command l cy CG Eastern Air Dafense Force! :' ... ' '"ir u.:.-.., IIOTII THIS OOCU!14~NT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTIN(; TUE NATIONAL OEFrtf<;f OF Tiff UNITED STATF'i WITHIN THE Mr:N'IING Of nil: C~ PtO'tM;E ACT. !il U S C:.-. 31 AtiO JZ. A5 AMF.ND0. I r5 TRAHSII41SSION OR TilE REVflAliON Of' I f5 C )tiTf~TS 1'1 ANY MAliNE A TO AN U~IAllTifORI/fU t'LP. ;.:>-. I'; l'f OHI~tiTrtl !JY l/ I . IT flAY PlOT HE HI:.PAOOUC0 IN WHOLE OR tH PART, DY OTitl:.R Till\~ UNt'fED STArfS AIR FORCE AGENCIES. fXCI:YT DY PErl-..i .:.:0~ Lll-T ilE Dll'fClC! Oi=' lliTE& IIC..ENCE. USAF. AF FORM 112--PART II APPROYDIJUN!t~ AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT TX1I 4708th Datense Wing Selrridge AFB, Uichiga.n Jtti'OftT NO. On 29 April 1952, at 0830 hours the following report vta3 ~ubmittC:Jd to tht3 und~rsigned by the o.r..ricer of the D!\1 rolative to sight,ing:J of unconventiorul air- craft observed on 2:1 April l952a A/ Polic~ Squadron took a call from a Ur. of Pontiac, Ur. c3lled at npproximately 2306 hours concarning an objsct approximately 200 in dinrneter and 200 foet of the ground. The obj3ct would go from brilliant nhite to nothing. v1as in a. busin.ess ostabliuh- ment m:\ld~ the but friends \Yere outside the building still v1atching the object. A/20 not get the phone number or address or llr. C_:~.ptain A~3~. Intelligence Officer 4708th De fense \ling HOTE: THIS L<X:U:-!F.N r CO~TAI~S INFORM\TIOH AFFECTING TH NATION.\L DFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF TilE ESPI ON.\Gf. AC.T, ~U.S. C.- 31 AND j}. 1.!:. AMENDED. ITS TRAUSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENT; I N ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PfRSON IS PROH181 rEO BY LAW. IT MAY tiOT tt:: nt:PROOUCEO U. WHOLE OR IN PA:lT, BY OTHEH THAN UNI1 ED STAlES AIH fORCE AG::NCifS, fXCEPT BY t'ERNISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF SUPPLY AND MAINr. fiAC fo,.. No. a (fo.rm.,rly A,V,C 1 07) AREA c mAtA4NOS WILL LINE our O kOo\NIIATIONAL r l f L f N 0 T APPLICAiaU WMEN A.ODIYIONAl IS NEEDFD IN COORDINAI liON IILOCI( O IUO. filE COPIES TO OicOS SEC. AC O HO. PR. LA&. BR. IN H I AI~ Wf.lIS APlt 49 2 Mil C N fR4L Flli:S COr"t Off. SYII\Ol INoriAl~ Date object was observed Time objoct was first seen _ _,_/.w:t2..1._!Ld_p /1, Plnce from which you observed the ob~cct ::,-TI:VT: !(.._f;_l}~l.tll!:/:!!...-<J.i.-/ AT. (.~/y.':i./IJ.' How was object observed {no.ked eye, binoculars, etc.) _ -------- 5. \lhat were you doing when the object \-TBS first. observed? /2(<.JY-.!..!_V C . .!i./.:L.!.!NI (I. 6, \Jhat attracted your attention to the object'? L~L'Jjb.:'PlE&T p;.: ,.3 rliJ.ll:-!-/JJ N 1 . -. rl. Path of object. a. Direction from \lhich object appeared {df!rree s or direction) b. Di:r;-cction i n which object disapper..red (degrees or direction) Elevation object a t;mea r e d {d egrees above horizon) t/.tl.tJ...f!.l.':.. ..!!I.L:.lt../)19 y lfii~.!J.Pa~r 3/J. E_E_f!...Jd.l_ctrf.:._{_t.r P MJI'Jt..t rFJ) , Eleva,tion object disap_?eared {degre<:.s above horizon) Ct 5hape of flight path o f object (:::traip;ht and level, arched, etc.) f. How diC:. obje c t disappear ( gro\o/ ditnnc r , go out suddenly, etc.) 8 . L~nr.th of time the object was observed /-/;:) LF //d U I'( 9. Description of object. a, Hmt muny objects uere seer, b. Annu.rent Shape of ob ject'? . g. IJid objcc ~perform any mu.neuv Gr:J, if so dc;Jcrlbe _,~ '!.J.I .. !.'! t'!:J;!!_I.'?'--(-._ h. Diu obj&ct m11kc any sound, if so describe \!arc any tails Dru.H sketch. )i ~ 1 0 . llhat type of d a y was i t (hazy, cl~ar, etc.)? Dencribc . Ll '''.~"...::" G..!.Lll~ a. \Jer e any cloutln in sky at time of' was c ovc1ed ( ov8rca5t, scatte r ed , etc.) D5..:l obj oc t p::.~;:;~.; above, bel cH, Di d ob j e c t r e flect lic;ht on ti1e clouds? ihat is y our occupa t Any de: tail~ that C'mno t be fully l:Y.plai.ned by the ::>..bove questions. Date -.Ltt.N ~ Air Toohnical Intelli~3no~ Conter \~rit;ht Patter:Jon A. F. B. D!\yton, Ohlo Canl;;l~msna l.ii.chlsau I huvo beon n faithful. beli?ver and follO'N3r of FlyinG s~ucer incid~:tt~ f'.3 far bac.k a.a 101-8 und \'.a!l of. thJ opi~ion that th~y wer~o1 c. p rojccc of t;h~ u. S. Go\rorrenent, bu.t o.i'te r rv reoJ:ut oxperioucs which I u;n e;o ng to outlin~ in dtyl;ail,. it has chs.ngod my baliof cntiraly. Coincidan~ly, I hayp3ned to read th13 April 7th issuo or Lifo li~t;o.zino whioh preoed~s my ezperia.no" by a coupl o of v1eeks, expla Lning r:;y e.ctio11~. as you will not~. I li "'7'l ap?roxilna.tely oa-;en miles V1'9:Jt of Dirmin~h~u, Eichlgo.n '.lhlch i u north of Dgtroit about fift9en mili33. On Sunday nit~ht, April 2rlth, ley' wifo, two children e.nd my.:: elf wera proce~Jdllig homt; frm'l ny aiscor' 3 traveling north on Stav.~nson HibhH~.Y at 10:13 P. 1~. hJ I t\.U"!led lcft on Fiftoen Hile Ros.d (Fifteen Ilil~ Road runs throu~;h Birnin~htll!1 cnst c.:.nd r la5t nnd this point is about seven niles ea::rt or Birr'lin&ham), L'rJ wife and I both spottad a. brillia.."lt '17hit~ objont coming to.>~ard ua out or the nky fro:l\ tha northeaat. It doscend~d ~0 ra.~t that by tha !;ima my Yd.:f.'o co.'lltl r oaliza e.nd state that it was a. Flying Sauce~, it had d~acenddd t o ~::-;~ i:d::il- ir.lum h oit;ht of app!'"o::d.l-:lB.tely 3. 000 foet or th& F~-lP-l"Fg;e height; of a traMl .. p ort plane in i'light. It ato_?ped a.bru.ptly and t> sli~htly si.oll t\r to ~ rcr.'f bodt in choppy water. It tho!l ~ottled o.t an appro~.:innte 30 ongle Em<.l the brillia.."lt uhi te~aso di!'tiuishad to \7hat uppe:\rt)d to be windmv lie;ht<J. It sat :i.n this exact. po:;ition and spot for np;?ro:ti.mH.~ely thr.;;e or fo-..J.r J'I'Li.m.tto; ms.ld.n~ it very e~sy f01 u.::; to judgl3 its &izo ~hu.p5, crf,c. \;s f) .. , - t i:.-... ~i,ed it to b e about t wa miles no th of us tw.d :.>.ooo f'E:()t hi.!_;~. Tho anglo at which it rested r.~de i'l V9ry easy f01: us to tntir..a:~.~ ita thick - ness a.nd diama"~er. It appeared t o hu.ve t-:re> ti~l"!J of Ylindc!l 3 eo.ch ~bou~ t en feet high 1hich reoei!lbllld lookin3 into th.~ playing ooction of a. J::outh orgo.n. Tha windows were all aroual the ontb.-a dirulloter ri3.king vi'Jlblo the rounrl flatness. w:o e!lti .:;:ai..ed c o:a.!Jerva.tiv:,ly that th~ di~r:~rt.~:r of thia ship l'I9.S nt lGast t~1o hundrod feat. Aft e r vJhttt ooamed to me they we r.., gat tint; th3i r boarin~:s, they s-t;:.rted <irlftinG nort.h:;eat to . .,1.rd tha city of Pontit\o ~t c .. bout (m:> htUl<l~od. milFJo p ,)r hour but stoppe d t1-.ro or thr<:.a tim~EJ3 durin[~ ths -t"i.Me of cur o1:wl3rv:t'~ion. ~t no t~1~ rlid it L~k3 ~ noise. Irnmediataly I realized that I should h ave witn~o~wa to thtn phono.l~S~lf11:1 ao I spoed&d west on Fifteen 11-!ile Ro:A.d to a drive-in rosbRUrNlt about a rn1le away. I ran in and a3ked some younf; m~n if they ~lotdd oom13 out; b.nll witness 'IIJ3 experieno.a. .Af-ter perau!laion, two or thfltr. went out tcl d \lore ~rul&~d, oauaing othera to follow. By thia tio a it h~d drifted ~t lc~st fiv~ mileB northwest. At thi3 point I called the Di~in~hwu police and asked them. to alar.u all the air fiolda in it3 direction which th:_,y said th ~y .,;ould do. I roturnGd to my oar and wo c ontinued to 1'ollvw i'l; drlvin' west on Fiftedn Mile Road. Durin& the nex t fi-vo minuteH tho lights in the Sauce r \ 'Jt:tnt off and on thr.ae tilnes. Th~ third til .. a t hll lit;hca ehang3d from white to a brillie.nt yello?~ oran~a nnd by t h