PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 20 mi S ot Battle Creek, 26 .lUll 6o. ._ TYP! OP OISIRYATION D Was Balloon c Prolaalaly Balloon PassiWy Balloon 3. DAT!TIMI GROUP dC Was Aircraft lP Gr.und-Vtaual D GrounciRador 0 Prolaalaly Aircraft D AlP. Vi 1Ual 0 Alrlntorcpt RaciCif D PoaaiWy Aircraft ' S. D Was Astronomical CIY Civilian D Prolably Aatronomlcal 0 Ne D Posaibly Aatronomlcol 7. LENGTH OP OISIIVATION L NUMIIR OP OIJ!CTI 9. COURSI D Othr:----~---::: - 0 lnsufflcleftt Doto for Evaluation 5 g1 D S o Unlcnown IIIIIP SUMMARY OP liGHTING Tbree box-1 ob3ecta without corwers, sUvery retlectlDS the snnl1pt, evenly spaced in line aprox two m1lea ObJects moved s aDd l at a ve~ slow rate ot spe lJntil out Of sight. I 1. COMMINTS . ODe witness 1deDt1tied the objects as licopters. The on the tilm could not be identified, and eftorts to deter- mjne if helicopters were in the area met with failure. However, based on the ion provided, the objects of this s1sht1Ds were probably helicopters. H!ADQUARTERS DI!TROIT AIR O!fii!HSI! SECTOR (ADC) UHITI!D STATES AIR fiORCE CUSTER AIR fiORC! STATION IATTLI CRIIK, MICHIGAN Evidence of UFOB Report Air Technical Intelligence Center (AFCIN-4E4g) Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio INFO: 30 Air Division(OIN) Truax Field, Wisconsin I. Attached hereto is photographic evidence to accompany DAOIO message 2343, this headquarters dated 18 July 1960 concerning entified Flying Object Report of observer 2. Photographic aid used by observer was an 8mrn Revere eye- matic movie camera with 32. 5mm, Fl. 8 telescopic lens of Wollensak manufacture. There were no filters or tripods in use. Type of film was Kodakchrome Type A daylight film. Pan- ning was employed and camera was pointed easterly at approxi- mately 50 degrees elevation from the earth. FOR THE COMMANDER: D~I'JZIL WHI'rl 1\ t\ j or , USAJ 35mm slide mount ( 1 cy) A a at. Di~. of Admiaistratlve UJ:'O ANAL YSI ti ZHl Location 20 miles S. of Battle Creek, Nichigan Date 2() June l9b0 WX Hi5h scattered clouds vis 15!, winds westerly at 15 to 50 knots Doscr1pt1on Box shaped, sise. or pencil erasure, silvery-reflecte~ sunli~ht three objects in line forrnatio~ approx 2 m!les apart, first seen ?O deg elev, last seen 30 to 35 deg elev, moved at ve~ slow rate of speed in a straight and level path, seen for about 5 minutes Direction ot Motion South Satellite (AFCIN-4F), Fbone 69219) Duration excessive, and could not be seen this time of day Astronomical Phenomena (Meteor, Comet, Planet, etc) oo slow for meteor, foo fast for planet Natural Phem.omena (Ball LiGhtning, etc). --------------------- Aircraft, Balloons, Airships, etc . _._B~ft us l~Y~-- E~'~,,~q~c~n~'~7~D~J!l -------- Analysis and Conclusions: 0 ~.rJI!Icr.r ~4' A"t*lrC. -C.flllfJI 'l'he 8mm strip was examined as closely as J:Ossible, and all t ttat could be seen was and oblong orange lignt. There W:ls no detail whatever, and the il"!a~e was so snall,tnat even wr~n enlarged se,eral times it was impossible to ioeatify tine~ image. v~o D7 rr ADS TO RJWFAL/CO~IDR ADC ENT AFB COLO RJ::DSQ/CO~:DR ATIC WRIGHT-PATTERSOiJ AFE OHIO ,...rr-''LY -PAC 'ri'\ Cl) CA3CALLY LOOKED UP C2) FIFTY DEGREES ELEVATION FR0:1 OL3SE:xVZ~ ~) T'.JinT" TO Tl.JI'JTY T""l'J""" D"'G- (4) 03JZCTS ~JSRS !lEADI:<G It< SCUTHE~LY DIRECTIO&J (5) GRADUALLY TO THY.: SCLTH. OBS ER:.J.'\T I .J :: (2) ~0 OPTICAL AID3. TI~l~ r.~;D DATE OF .SIG~lTli~G. !=". IDE~JTIFYI~!G INFOR11ATION ON OBSERVZJ: 11ICHIGAN. C 1 ) FEU HI G;i SCATTERED CLOUDS < l1) PLUS F l FTE~tJ ~1ILES. :IICH, tJIDELY ~CATTE:1ED. J . O~':E THAT CAN BE DETER~1INED. BATTLE CREED. REPO!lT AND o TnZ I~!TZ:tVIEvi .\~ITK THE 2 ECOi!D :1ZLICCOPTORS, ALTHOUGH L . :JI:~E FRAt1ES OF 8 rH1 110\ii E FIL UHICH OBSERVZR TOOK DU:tli'!G THE SIGHTit.~. THZ FILr~ SHOHS 01-!LY Oi!S OBJECT AT A TltH:. ALL OBJ ZCTS APPEARED INDr TICALLY 0 THE FI lJ~. T ~L OJ --DB' T llCURITY C&..A8SI .. I ' ON JOINT MIESSAGEFORM UNCI,ASSD' [JOI ~ BLOW RSBRVED FOR COMMUNICATION CEN'TaR ATIC, w-P AI'S CUSTER AF STH MICH DETROrr ADS, YOUR MSG DAOIO 2343, DTD 18 ~y 60. ~ YOUR C&..ASSI Jl'l CATION 011 RIIEJI'IERIIENCIIE ORGAL'l!ZATION ATTE2-IPT TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE ACFT OVER 'illRTLE T.A.K1 AREA, WHAT TlPE, THEIR ALTITUDE, AND THEIR H&ADING. &YMI!IO&.. liiiECURITY CL.AiiSIJI'ICATION UNCLASSIF[It!D Colonel, USAF Deputy for Science and Com-oonents RIIEPLACIIEa DD P'ORM 173, I OCT 48, WHICH WILL. BE U81ED UNTIL EXHAUSTED CZCSQB9~42CBWA657 DE RJEDBW 16 F:1-tbAfi~ DETROIT ADS CUSTER AFS MICH TO ATIC WrtlGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO UNCl.AS DAOIO 25lS . FOR YOUR lL1MEDIAT ATTENTION. REFERENCE YOU. MSG 042043Z. INQUIRY AS TO ACFT OVER TURTLE LAKE AREA, 26 JU 213ZZ. RESULTS AS FOLLOWS: SECTOR FIGHTERS -NEGATIVE DETROIT AADCP -NEGATIVE CLEVELAND AADCP -NEGATIVE TAPE CHECK IMPOSSIBLE AS TAPES ARE ERASED UNLESS SPECIAL HOLD IS PLACED ON THEM. UFOB REPORT DID NOT COME BEFOR ERASURE. ~5/21172 AUG RJEDBW