PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Was Balloon 0 Probably BaiiGOft Locol-----------,.,. 41-VIol D Groun4Ra4or D Wa Aircraft Proltollly Aircraft a Pos8iW 1 AI rcroft a Was Astronoicol D Yee a ProiMWy Arolcol 7. LINOTM OP OUIRVATION L NUMaiR 0' 08JICTI t. COURII! D Other~-~---------- ... ~ . . lftMfflciont Deto fer Eoluation Yellow tmr-.1rd orange apeck. Speck greto~ larger a~ they drove t oward it leaving a decided yellow tail ve1~ straight and b r:i.Bht uhic h dispersed in time like the :a.i.L ~ trc:un cf a jet. Ohj iltcl a n upper lJ.'trt mn~h like the t o1 ~3t' , here, \rhilc the lov0.r lJ~rt ,.,as r ea.thcr ,, \ ~1 or fl~t. Description is typical of any obj that is in the sky during the time of day reported. The flight path anl duration i G t :.r:pica.l of a high al t t ::.uue j(;t ; 'ire raft. It ..i.::; the opinion of t hi:; n.nalys t thn t th~ objcrvern probably zaw an a/c and the ~rcllo\T trail --a ~ontrail \-d th . .;un r ef J.e~:!tj ng from. it FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY DEPART\,ZN! OF T HE AIR F ORCB ltEADQUAR'I'E..~S trm"!ZO S T ATES AIR FORC~ WA!::HINGTO~ 25, D. C THr=: INSPECTOR' CE NE~ AL U'5AF' 25TH DIST RI C T OFFICE OF 5P CIAL. INV-:lTI..:;Ar ,..., , Q SI=:LFRICGE: AIR FORCE t:JASE, MIC HIGAN SU!JICTr UDi4entitie4 FlJing Object CoiiiiiiiiiUMler 8eltr14p Air :rorce BRae The attached. aeJDOraD4 JID dated. 4 J'ebrZ7 1959 we. a rece1 ve4 Detroit Div1e1on, Federal Bureau of Inveatigatlon. 2. ~. m rand action aa deemed necee ie furnished for 7our 1nfor.mat1on and such pursuant to AJ'R 200-2. ). No further 1nveatigat1on 1n thla mAtter is contemplated, and the &~tter 1a conaidered "CLOS&D" in the fllea or thia office. cct Dir OSI (ZI) w/Incl .for ttnd n u~.., B. E. PBATE:R Lt. Colonel, U-~ District Co I ~Dn Arbor, M1Cbi.i&D . Iaat1,u\e P.roteaeor ot :'lal:n l\7. ot Arbor, Jliob!ID,. adYiaed --- UlS., claM of tile toll~ ictorut10Dt . . . . . nr. hi.I.U .u. dr1~1llc wet 0~ t.A Cllio . oiD~4 a 80 C:alled J1.ti.:tc r. He dllacrihed it. & ,.11-t.OIMN. 1peck on tt.e west horiscn waeo t.aey 6n1 \1 it.. I ~aid at t.aat tS. re d !A that 1t tcoad l!:ft eat. ~q ot ~ 5&\lCera. tll.,7 r on1J ildlr ia det.naJ.Jd.ac wb4t 1t, aetll, 17 waa. ~ ol l1ch\ l.llrpr u it eteMcl tre1r loeat.1ca w as ~q Wnrd 1t.. 11ae color quit.. di..ltir.ct b11' at \ai~ poill\ 1\ nUl JDe DO diatlnet abap. It. beaded d ao"l1.A wil~ nr. , 'P' cC*j.)an ntt tM ~pearnc ot Ul l.i."'\l -~ ot a cloud 1A the let.tiDi s~a. ~ wat...chlng l t haw"r, he Mid, he II:U w1.t'e 0. \o tMi.r ~ action 1 t !JI !Mt tile ot ~ tJalm8 It lAh a l't.l-a t.11 ..tlic~ ti.lper-.ci ta~t~ uu nn ot jet.. ~ uas.. tMa len.<l, .. , decr!.ted lvwertnc a.reh wbiob . . :-. lal\ A a. taU, tM t COIIUI&ted, a ~ouab f~bc .. : ' _.;r. It.. Uwalll._t~ a t.&U nz..a& tbere developed a cllloided ~tiM be~ tM !plek ot tbiDI ta. n,.._ or : Ill tM ot ,.-poiAt., Dr. tno u1d thr -... obaerwd~uae ot a ooc1ent a1rortf\ goirc 1D tM GI'POdte _cU.ncU .S.C.adiq oloeer t,o tbei.r poa1ti.:A . 1 1*e;.Ulillle ... Aid tbe7 DO contac\ ~taet:a tbe Ua11C aid tM aircraft.. ~ 4. -i . 1 8 11 tile -,..uOif ta1Dc W aa ll(>per nea 1~ t~ Ott a IJ*ue,. 1IIU!a tAe . .....-_ a ra~er l.,.r o-z-flat.. I' ia. z-ec tha' tbe ~ b tundahed 25D 24-118, Dept of AF, 16 Feb 59, Subj: Unidentified Flying Object Headquarters Selfridge Air Force Base & 1st Fighter Wing (Air Defense), Selfri4ge Air Force Base, Michigan TO: , Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Porce Base, Dayton, Ohio 1. The inclosed UFO report ia submitted for your information and appropriate action in compliance with paragraph 14b, APR 200-2. 2. The investigation required by paragraph 4b, AFR 200-2 not conducted by this organization, due to the completneas of the inclosure. FOR THE C<JtMANDER: