I. DATITIMI OIIOUP PROJECT 10073 I. LOCATION 12. CONCLUIIOMI a S.lloon Preltoltl, Belleon Po 1 tl W' Boll eon VW'4 ..ay 0 .a R a Woe Alrcreft ~ lauel areun etlor a Prolt.W, Aircreft D Alt-VIwel a Air-Intercept Retler a PoatiW, Aircraft a Woa Aatronolfti col a Yoa a ProltoW, Aatronomfcol 8 He C i Vi 1 inn a PoaeiW, Aetronomlcol 1. LI .. TH Oft OIIIIVATION L NUMIIR 0' OIJICTI t. COURSI a Other _ MIIP 0' liGHTING Rnd, light gray obj, moving to the North, about the size of a dime. Hnd two lights on one side of it J t a a vf~-'Q a lnaufflclont Dato for Evaluation a U .. nown U. COMMINTS Probably bnllooa, obsurvation. 3. DATITIMI GROUP Local 2130 PROJECT 10073 RECORD CJRD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS a Bell A11<!hlgnn r Pro~a~ly Balla" ._ TYPI OF DaSIRYATION a PattiWy lallaan XKG .. un ... Yltual D Graun4RCNI I a Aircraft a Proltaltly Alrcr_,t D AI~Yiwel D Air-Intercept RCNiar 1 a PateiWy Aircraft . a AatnNIOical D Yet I a Pre .. Wy Attronantical II No C i vi 1 inn a PotaiWy Aatronantical 7. LINOTH OP OIIIIYATION L NUMIII OP OIJICTS I t. COURII a Other--------- a lnaufflcfant Data for Eveluettaft IIIIP IUMMAIY OP liGHTING IL COMMIHTS Rnd, light gray obj, moving to the North, about the size of a dime. Had Probably bnlloo1, obsorvation. two lights on one side of it. AftO .O.M 18 can H g 12) ny >.a a ass o DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE ITATU PORCa WAIHIIfQTOif 21, D. c. THE IN8~ECTO" G~NE,.AL U8AP' liTH D18T .. ICT OP'P'ICE OP' SfiiECIAL INVE'8TtGATICli..J' SELP' .. IDGE AI" P'O~CE AA8t:, M ICM lOAN SUBJBa.r: UD14entit1e4 Fly1ns Object S1sbte4 Detroit, Michisan Air Technical Intelligence Center Wr1sht-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio 1. SpC?Rsis. Three brothers, 14 16, .and 19 sighted an object not identifiable at 2150 hours, lS July 1958. Subsequent interviews of t of the brothers established obJect was round and viaible tor a period of 25 minutes over the downtown section of Detroit, Michisan. (Source -interviewees C-4) 2. !fbi report is sub"i tted in S Februazy 1958. with AFR 200-2, 3 Details. At approximately 2150 hours, 18 July 1958, 16, , Detroit, Michigan, telephonical J y advised this ottice that he and his two brothers 4 a round shaped object, ligbt ~ in color in the q over his moving in a northerly direction stated object vas not a :tal ling ata.r or any other t;ype ot known ,. 19 Street, Detroit, he, his two brothers, 16, observed an object at high -r1 _,-25 miDUtes about 2130 hours, 18 July ~ .... , Michigan, from the back yard of their the following description: a. Description of the obJect: } ttt-. ~ (2) Size: tbe aize of a ~ held at arm a length."' FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 15th Diatrlct aJI (m) USAF, Selh'i4se Air Force , Mich , l\ab.1: UD14entitie4 Fl11DI Object 81shte4 Detroit, Micbisan, 2150 (3) Color: ailver with tvo lipta on one aicSe of it. (a.) Mo aoun4 or other discernible features were .., b. Deacription ot the course ot the object: first aav it 1D tbe Object had just passed overhead swinging to a veat, south west direction when it disappeared behind clouds. The object vaa visible tor about 15-25 minutes. r of observation: The object vu observed without help of aey instrument or device (ground-visual). (2) lfisbt ot aisbtins: e. Weather: (1) aed that there were g .. the stars were visible over Detroit. He vas unable to estimate the alti- tude of the clouds. ~('-- the object: 16, student in junior year of high iDa tumiahed tbe tolloving inforsation FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY DilltrS.ct C8I (10) UBAP, Sel:trid&e Alr Pore 81lb.1: Ull1Geatifte4 ~ Ob3ect SiFted Detroit, hcNft' 18 Jul1 1958 Deaonption of tbe objec1i: BouD4 or 4:1ac-ahape4. AboUt tbe else of a u..~o bel4 at ar,m'e lensth JN1l grq 1D color with tvollisbt colored spots ite each otber on the aide of the object. (a.) Bo aoun4 or otber 4:1acernible features were b. Deacr1ption of tbe coUrSe of the object: (l) ' first observed it 1n the (2) Object was at approxtmatel.y 45 degree akJ Vben first observed. Ob3ect bad 3uat passed overhead vben it disappeared Ob3ect traveled area of Detroit pusillg overhead and a little to tbe rigbt (this would indicate object caws nortbeut direction awiDSiDS to west, south Ob3ect clouds 3uat as it passed . ..,.. , ~ Ob3ect vas visible tor a period o~ 15 to 25 t v ' -1-' L. of observation: Ground-visual , no instruments or devices were in the observation. FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Diatriot CBI (IO) USAF, Seltr1dp Air Force Baae, M1chisan, : UD1dent1tie4 Fl71DI Object S1shte4 Detroit, Michisan, 2150 (1) advised that there were a vaa unable to estimate their altitude. The atara were visible over down- tow Detroit. 6. CBI C nt. waa interviewed at place ot vork, 1D tor one year and was the ArtiiT , ac to him, "I waan 't smazt " Bis stoey and description were and confusi~. He referred to his brother authen- tic "'Vthins he might s~q. 1ntelli- aeut end a S004 student according to his father and older sister, 11 intensely interested 1n tary life and be stated he intended to a career ot the Armed Forces. When he was questioned as to bility that the object might have been a weather ba.J loon, "'LJL that it couldn't have been a weather balloon because his physics book has a picture of a weather balloon and they have trom was info~Ned that wather did not necessarily have attached to , he stated that the ob.Ject_ maz have been like a balloon but he 't sure. 1 Action. This office a no further action in r. D1str1blltion effected as 'nd1cated below DllttRIFIJTIOlf: ~ Oris and 1 cy -ca .. dr, NriC 3 copie -Dir CSI, A'l'l'N: Chief, CounteriDtelligence Div. 2 copiea - 30th Air Div. Lt Col, USAF D1Btr1ct Caxanander FOR OFFICIAL USE ONL V