PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS Grand Rapids, Michigan o Was Balloon 12 ul 5 "'" ... awn W n d t e " \VarrP.n Proltaltly Balloon 0 Waa Aircraft Lace1----------Oc-.un~VIaual GrounciRoclar 0 Proltaltly Aircraft D PassiWy Aircraft D Waa Astronami cal D Probably Astronomical D Pasalbly Astronomical 7. LINOTH OF 0811RVATION L NUMBER OF OBJECTS IX Other St . t lJ it.: I I I 90 sees one NNE 0 lnaufflcient Data for Evaluation 0 u .. nown IIIIP IY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMINTS 1) White ligh~, blinking off & on, traveling straight, disappeared insta - taneously. 2) Rnd white obj size of pinhead. Lig t was blinking off & on. Obj disappeare instantaneously. 3) ~all shaped obj w/red glow, flnsh- ine or pulsati~g, disappe~red instant aneously to NE. &l) Rrid white obj, nbout size of a basket~all. Appeared suddenly as large bright light in sky, moving AftC J'OD 18 (II&Y 2t aa 12) Confirmed as Sputnik. PAGE TWO RJEDAH 3E ~/~1) SUDDEN APPEARANC ON LARG ~IGHT LIGHT IN Y . CIa) MOVED IN ,,, VA, VERY BRIGHT VHEN FADED FROM SIGHT OVER HORIZON Ce Cl) ;ROUND VISUAL (2) NIGHT Wt/~.~"t t. (i~:tsw~L.; -521 N~ 2MILES. EAST or INTERSECTION ON MICHIGAN HIGHWAY 137 AND us HIGHWAY 31. (l') MRS ADDRESS QCCUPATION, ESTIMATE OF RELIABILITY.0NKNOW fl) wEATHERCLEAR, VISIBILITY 15 MILES Cl) CLEAR, VISIBILITY I' MILES WINDS ALOfTI 111 NOT AVAILABLE c> '' MILES He NO UNUSU~L~ACTIVITY NOTED I. NO INTERCEPT ACTION Xe liLT JAMES S MCCORPIN DIRECTOR ON DUTY, NO NC SIONS CAN BE MADE OTHER THAN THE OBJECT BEING A FALLING STAR' THE WERE NO RETURNS ON THIS UNITS RADAR ~T ~ iME Of Rt"~ED SIGHTING ( ( l'/l931Z JUL RJEDAH J tt.LL,~J, RR RJEDDN RJEDSQ RJEPHQ DE RJEDBW C8 TO ..RJEDDN/COI1DR ADC , INFO RJEDDN/COMDR INdTH AISS RJEDBW/COMDR 31TH ADJV RJEDSQ/COMDR AIR TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB RJEPHQ/ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF INTELLI~ENCE KQ USAF RJEPHQ/OFFICE OF INFORMATION SERVICES HQ USAF IT C'.'lrc: /UNCLASSIFIED/ JNT 7618. UFOB REPORT. A. DESCRIPTION OF OBjECTI (1) BALL SHAPED C2> SAM~E MACNATUDE RED ;LOW (-) ONE (') NEG CS> NEG (7) PULSATING (8) ib:t: Ct> NEG . ~ .. (3) FADE TO c.MA~NER or OBSERVATIONI (1) GROUND VISUAL (2) NEG (3) NE~G or41-~ L~-u D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTINGa C 1) 121&1Z'i3 JULY 1958.,. (2) NIGHT --- E. LOCATION or OBSERVERCS)I C1> WARREN OHIO F. IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON OBSERVERCS)I C1> CIVILIAN, ARTTIME STARGAZE (2) NEG N/A G. VEATHERI (1) NEG (2) WINDS ALOFT, ,,118 FEET, 271 DEG S AT 12 KNOTS, 11 111 FEET, 281 DEGREES AT 16 KNOTS, 16 281 DRGREES AT 21 KNOTS, 21 271 DEGREES AT 25 KNOTS, 251 DEGREES AT ,. KNOTS, ,I,IIIFEET 251 DEGREES AT KNOTS. (3) CLERA C4) 28 MILES (') NEG (6) NEG H. UNUSUAL ACTIVITYI NEG I. NO ACTION TAKEN. J~ LOCATION OF AIR TRAFFIC IN THE AREAl MODERATE K. SST.LT. HOWARD H. KELLY, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER. L. NEG PHYSICAL EVIDENCE 1./17.5% JUL RJEDBW RECORD CARD I. LOCATION T?nntrlc:: IXCIM4-VIeuel LIMOTN Oft I OP OIJECTI UIIP OP liGHTING nd, white ot.;j, size of a f!llnrtcr, No rail, exhaust or sour1d. Obj wns si~l1t car zenith & disappeared after movinc m SW to NE for 60 to 90 sees. At' ._.. Ul Clift H II) a Greutt4Reder 12. CONCLUSIONS a lolloon " ~'relt.W, Balloon 0 PouiWp Bolloon a Woe Alrcrolt a Airlntorcept Re-' a Proltoltlp Aircraft a PouiWp Aircraft 11. COMT'IINTI D Wos Aatronomi col a ProltoWp Aatronomicol a Pouillllp Aatronomicol .tnaufficiont Oato for Evoluotlon Limited info. !3:->llnn : .. i lt t posq--1 ibly account for si; ! i ~, ; how- ev(~r, th(~ durntinn i , ;. J,,'I' sh Rhort ~:the 11ntinn i1 )i,.l d a fli~ht thnt flu<"t' L' J . : lso pOSSib}f} R 1'101'" f'l~(d! l~ fh:lt ever th0 r c' s-.; no ('fl!'~;t.in~ dat. ,lc.;o ross i b l c t~at l'. i ~ j li'1g ACT IYin I .. MITTU. T 661at. ACWRal SAFB, llles.c- J/Lt.. RioiiiN ' Dd..- Ill Filii Nell CACI LIDIUCOIIPLITI ADDITIONAL I"'CMIIMTIOfol Oft (Dele) ~RY .. rr wA~cA AIIAI~"' tAG l~eftf lacier I fterret~.e ,.,.,,, ... n.rretl , .. , on 112 I n~l .. fllr etelecl ... II rer IJJ, ~et ~ftelr llllfl~ ~hr el c11lJ received a c&U ti'OII CrL.,~ Raplda oi T.ll.1an aJ1 tvo other persona r.:ld Subject object vu eightod on 11 Jul S8 OM N"'lnd object, the eise ot a~artor. Coler white. Ito trail, a!tauat or eound. Object uaa sir,hted noer senith (1dthita 10 dor..) and .i~a.ppoarod a.tter .m.nc Stl to tiE tar 60 to 90 oecond then diaappeared behin, clouds tooatiCIIl ot obaenwr we Grand Rapide Michiean Weather condi~ 1rero AD toll.on I .. ' !be 8lhtilll wa tbrouch GOC, nltabUitJ r-onab~ good, Ill: ftle flee,_., .,.,.~ft ftetJ.,..I tft.. tAe U11 ~11riCATIOif tAlft the ... ft~lll of the Ai,Cil-14E4 General Orbital-1rack Checks tor Air Sciences Division. is ot'fice baa receind a number of UFO reJlOrts from (,()C po~ts in Bay, Northern wisconsin, Ivlichit,an and ~linnesot a areas. A. ouraary check discloeea that these are primarily staffed with h1h school atu4ents now on noation and elderly people with time on their hands. Their reliability ia obvioua. However, would appreciate it a check f or Satellite be eon the basis ot the tollowirJt; obaerv~d in that area: a. Time: Between 2120 to 2140 hours (local). c. General direction: SSW to ENE. d. UlfO appearance: Very small, white and round. lust received UFO report from Air Attache, France -there ~ere tour military observers. Basic data: a. Place: NE France (50 N -4 E). 2127 Z ( CMl' tor that area considered 0. Therefore, d. General direction: 1@J> -190 dee.reea to ~.(150 debl'ees, estimate, i. e. senerally SW to.NE. ~ - e. Appearance: Rcund, wbi te. In sibt ap::-roximately vne 3. Your canrr.ents and results of your computations may be hand written directly on this memorandum. Would appreciate it if' you would &1 Ye ua a call. GEORGE T. GRE Y Captain. USAF a-' H al&btlDI lloe la 2120 il~O looal Area near GreeAbaJ 88 w, ~00 ( COYer area 'o \be lortb an4 V' &lao) 02110 7. oa 13 1ul)' 1958 A, (SputDlk III rookd) wae Huron ' llS 8le1 alt1cu4 Us ill& pueral o'oserwuou po1D~ or 45 deer N 90 degree llllt 'be ~&tellite (19)8 ~ ) or lp Dik III toll the rocket portion ~ abollt 8 lllnu\el ' \hi part.1olllar uc~ n orbit vae aboUt 11.) l!'ol.le3 to the est ot \he rocket' or01t bat eUll rretty mch ill the neibll! ~)" i.e. ( .,111 ble at 10 degrl!'es ll aM 75 d&Z" 80 deere II) aJ;c>l' belt of l~er ~obi~ Altho\lbh the direction of .ot1on 11 ooosletent v1t~ that ot ~putnik III, ~1 er oompODent to baTe beeD eutt1o1e~tly .._,., ott the eaetern horlzo ,ro be seen iD the area 4 uor1 bed l\E France (50 U ~ E) 1958Ar (rocket) shollld hsYe been tn the 'fleini \ ot tbe elf> tin~ (,50 degrees N, 4 de~ees E) at ~ ~ OJl.U. July at u al\Uude ct 165 ailea \raYellD& lD a d1reot1~n of 25 degr~ CaptelD c. M1ateoh ~tronaut1c8 Branoh 13/tJz 3 oP- CfJfl--y /; CHI:::r o; 1-SI TT Ir:~ 1-VI SC AI.. ~tUt.f~v r,,,. A'rOTT :. . .~ VISIL'ILITY RI:LIA2ILITY a. LIGHT CONDITIONS .::. LOCATIOl' CF C UVZl' F IDi:NT IF Y I i~G Ii\iO,i~:A 'i I CIH 01< C ~l:RVEH t~. E. GRAt;D RAP IDS 2. MILITA~Y -NZGATIV~ G, \!'2ATHER . 1. ~EATl{ER CONDITIO~S -CLEAR 2. CEILING -NONE 3. VISIBILITY -GOOD