PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCA 12. CONCLUSIONS Lake lfottava, D Woe Balloon 0 Proltoltly Bolloon 2020 D Woe Aircraft Lacol-_;;..;;.;;;;,..;. 11 Q,..,...t-Yhu.a D GrountiRotlcw D Proltataly Aircraft GMT;:::;::;=::::0:::2:!:/:0::l:2:0:::Z=====- C~Ai,.Yi.,.a C Airlntorcopt Rotlar D PoaaiWy Aircroft S. PH 0 Waa Aatronomicol D Yoa C:t C ProlaoWy Aatronomlcol D Paaailaly Aatronomic.t 1) lnaufficiont Dato for Evoluotion 1 1/2 min two not siven Unl&nown \0. IRIEfl SUMMARY OP liGHTING Ject s vere oval sba~d one halt the di&~weter h@ld at arm's length. Color--pear~ hue ue-gr~. ObJects nai:J'taint!d the same relative tQg, but vere not clo~e enoush to each other call 1D toration. They a rillS ot lights ound the ceDter. No tail, trail, smoke. or etxh st. 1io sound. Appea:-ance described as br pleasant, like looking at a dim li;ht bulb. "ed 45 elev. Obsez ver est ed height at mile. Aqle of elev at disappearance nnJmovn ATIC POilM 129 (Jl&V 2 laP 12) 11. COMMINTS There were 2 obJects reported. Witnesses state that brightness of obJects did not vhen they vent behind some light clouds, vhich is highly improbable, as a lilbt be s diftused vhen s thru such a med The direction objects observed vasmt reported, nor the direction in vhich they moved. A valid conclusion be ued.e as to nature of sightiD& due to limited inf ion. JAMES C YOUNG '7 US WEST CAM.OU"NI AVENUI I'I"NDALI 10. MICHIGAN l)ivi:.: .L: .l' UUiU-&~lti.l'i~cl t'.i.yillt;. .;bj~Ot ~t,..4: . _r identifiuu ly ir o bj ec t,.; . . l";.) ;!ncourt.~.bed. t .: ~ ... ncL in their obeerv:-ti.;n, Lr .. ir,l; t-:> I~E-~intMin unbi~.s~ci !:.nd sci : tific s.tti t,w.~a. I am 3t,rry ti'..:.. t the ti:-. e 'betr.ea11 th~ ~i~h tin~ .:..escrib~d on th~ enclosed sheet cciciurred a :.1on th bt..fr;;; l i .Lna..U.y ;;,#t Uo'nu t.o so~:din._. in tho roi-:ort, L'i.L t ~ '..as &'..&.J J n w.- cation cr:d i ... c. not i:~ .. v~ a r!v .. r.i~n". ~cc.;;ss ~ c.a. typol".riter. c.. ~re that 1. r: .. q:~t 1o-tr o~aniaatlon conil.,ct an invest ""~at.ivr. ~r ar. ;J.,:..i ieht.ini; at, iA&ker ltot,t-ava, which .ie lucdted ou~aat. .jf .:.a 2. At, ia cow ~r a latter "r.:m tn. witneo~, ..z cont.ainirc all the s.nror-.. tion cut1Cttlnl!lb the aJ.t,;r.t.~ vitneaaea to the aigbt.ing uhQul(.! be cuntMCt.U, -..,u. the~r impreae1ona or the athtine sent to thta Center. All organU.atiQna, Loth mi lit,ary and c irtlian, who IJll.ght be able w hel;> identify the oLj$Ct.a sho:ll<l be contact&O; .i.e., r s~t,1ona, wea~c~r stttuna, Obaervatori~s, etc 3. r"ar e regardiJl inYesUgatiwt arxi reiJUI" tin& ur &lgbtings or \midcnt.1.lled aertal .>henoMena refer t.J AFR 200..2, dated lh Septe~r l?S9 4. lhe autirees ot nr. is: C\)lonal, tt:; Cy l~r~ no date, rr 1r r:ei)utj for ~.cience 4ind Ca~nts ro, tht! Wld&r~i~nod ~\i~;. to .:1.ttc~t t.; the veru.!it;; . .,l Lhe. .fullo\.inc; southerly direct-1.:-n tv .. ~.rd the cotta.1,u \,: lere ile ht.d l.Jt; ~n c.:-o;~"ine5 at L ... ~ . ; :~ :t~ e., s,:Jme ten .lllles s . .Jutheaat ol' Iaarshall, iEichicun, whun o~ three :. r .. ld .;-:-c-.nd~ .;n cc..Ll~d _ ur uttElntion. t::. :he obj-.. cts oy hi:.: '-.uasti~n : : v.'hE.t th';; britht lie-l1ts in the sl-~ v:ere. r;e all eaw t\ o bri~ht r .:una coJects tre.vellir. silently in a generallJ southet . .= t j, ~.:. c ~ ~ 1~, . (. ~.:. i. nt_le o s me /._5 ct?.i_-rser. -:levot.ion. Ti:1e .size; ,;o.s a~vJt th.::..-oi' :-: !~lr tije C:i,:..nlei:.~r ,'jf ~ Clime ht.lC: :2. t ~1u s lent: th. t!..y firsti*preasion was th~t the objects v;ere aircraft s.t euch &. d.i.., ~&.nee that but ~'hic,l I tho cht couJ.ci atill catch a hi(.h i'lyiut; craZt. f.o;.uver, l-..t. they J.'e.sst:d. us, they r..l':intained thoir round a~liect. 'l'herc .-ere no . inc~ !.iy a rin~ CJf li,:ht:> ~b-.Ju.t the: utidri.le, r ur:ci i.~1 th\: center, :;..nC. U.~erir.;. to un oval in~tic~\tin; (.i!~t they ::~r:t -~:c:. & circ-e. All t:e first satr the craft :'hen they v;;r; ti .. ~o..;it.e us, e.nu. tut=-y di~a.l::. -lec.. i:.L t.:n:u~. in.:..ic.:..ti.n~ ~ l.:..ri&on to L~c.:izvn l .=til0--l.U ~st-J.::-.tu:v~ ti~ir children ,,f three and four, hLd ic5_entic;;:.l u;nc_L_ i -r..s.si :!s, t.~j~r.;: i...; no =-~.de ':)y . cililcl 7:.:_ th no "bac~6't'cund" i~ ~i;;nific~nt. The .fll .JJt ,patt~ln .-:~s C.eligera te and volii:iicll~.l. The Sfe.;d .:i.4s b,;~ :1nd t~1a t .:-f fice br::.llcon3, -e-s ci:..Lly s:.r~ce the ~veni~lCJ .-:~z. p~rfect.l.y c:-.lr~. The i.. bsence 01' noi . .;~ -.. nci c..:l -.: U3 h:_va e:~cel:..t,ic-:lally kc.;n haarir-h-t~kes th~ .)tject.:; vu.t .:,f c.. 1or.ered ~ othes:~ .. ; r:.s t v the n..;; ture cf the craft, ~ave that t!1ay f.~sw ~.o fal.t invo c:. 1'a tter-n ,;;: similLri ty to c oj e.ct~ cg,iled II f ~y~r~.. ..;~w.c &". I l1,ID a Detr .;it L 1 t+:a. :;.,r,<l u~y -::ii"e is a l'ernd~le librLri,:n. . ~NCI.IIs-S IFIEIJ CILA..wtc:ATICII1 CSaCUitiTV INI'OitltiATION "'lten fflled inl Olti~INATI ... MINCY lst Fi&hter Wina(ADer) Self'ridge AFB, M1.ch SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 Rlf!ORT NO. 1. Deac~iption of the Objects& a. Oval shape. b. Jne halt the diameter o;, ... a dime held at arm's length. c. Color-pearly hue or blue-gray. d. Two objects observed. e. The objects ntained the same relative spacing, but were not close enough to each other to call in formation. . f. A ring of lights around the center & No l, trail, smoke, or exhaust. h. tlo sound. 1. Appearance described as bright and pleasant, like looking at a dim light 2. Description or Course or Objects: a. Three year old grandson called adult's attention to objects. elevation. Observer estimated height at one mile. c. Angle of elevation at disappearance was W'llmown. d. Objects maintained spacing and straight flight path until disappearing. e. Objacts went behind light clouds, yet even when observed through.these clouds, they appeared as bright as before, then they disappeared as pin points of light. . f. Observation lasted a minute and a half. 3. ~1anner of Observationt a. Ground-visual. b. No optical aids were used. 4. Time and Date or Sighting: 5. Location of 6. Identif:,ri.."lg Obs~r.,~:-: Lake Nottawa, 10 :niles southeast of i~Iarshall, Hic.'1. l~ormation on Jbservers: (Civilian) Ferndale 20, Hichigan .' .. r. teaches music in the Detroit Public School Sy s tsm and was a very lucid and cooperative wit:1ess. However,. he has done much readin;: a::d conjgcture about "flying saucers" botil and after the sighting. (2) (~ife of Ferndale 20, chigan is a liorarian in Ferndale. Sha t~o was vary lucid to the point of bei poetic. She followed her husband s lead and usually just elaborated on his points. I feel that she is very susceptible to suggestion ana is only a fair~ reliable witness. 7. weather and Winds: a. Jbserver said that weather was clear with small cloud patches of thin b. Selfridge AFH weather high pressure area with clear charts showed that southern Michigan was sk,ys and no unusual weather phen~mena at of the sibhting. c. No ceiling. d. Visibility unlimited. e . No cloud cover. r. l~o thunders tonns. ~ ~empsratura gradient unlalo'..rn i~o other unusual activity or condition ~o interception or identification action taken. WARlV/NO: Tltia document l"ontine informtion ffeetin~ the ntionl deln of the Unitd Stt within tit menin' o/ tlte aapiona~ Lw, Title II, U. S . C . , Sct/one 7fJ nd 114. It trnamiuion or th rveltion of ita contenu in ny mnner to n unautltorid peno n ie proltibitd by lw. It mY not be rproduced i n w.hol or i n prt. by othr thn United Stt Air Force A.tncin, erccept b y permiuion of th Director of lntll~nce, USAF I OCf 52 a ArPLACfS Af F'C>A"" 111 PA.-T II. I JUN .e. WHICH MAY I E lJS0. CLA ''l' "''"A T ION lSCURITY /N,.ORMATION ..,,..,.It/led;,.) vNCI.ASS., FIE/) CLAUPICATIOit caaCUifiTY INI'OitiiiATION when lflled in) ORIGIIMTING ARMCY 1st Fi&hter ~ing(ADef) Ssli'ridre Ai'rl, .~lich SUPPLEMENT TO AF FORM 112 RI,.,._T NO. 3 OF 3 II'AGU 10, Detroit Air Defense 3ector locatad nsar the sighting hau nothing on their records indicatL,g th~t these objects were picked up on radar he FAA could off9r no assistance since thay kaep their records only 30 da:,r3 then destroy 11. Preparing officer is a hellcopt3r pilot in vase Jp)ratij:~s. ,~o additional avidence nor additional witnesses could bd located to either confirm or refute the si~hti~. 12. No physical evidence available, LARRY A~.rz. \ Investigating Officer WARNUVQ Th f/m.:umnt ronta1n1 inlormatlon .,,,.ctin' th " ' ""Jna/ dln .. ol th Untd StAt,.,. w1tltin th meanin~ ol tlte ap100ol,. LotWI, r.,,. '' u. s c. s .. ,tion 19J :Jnd 191. '" trltntniiUIOit ur th rl"ll.llttlOn ol ,,. rnntnr. In any manner ton un.ttllhnrill ,_,.,,.n i prohb"" b" , .. .., It m;~y not b rt>prndtl~fld 1n '~ hoi or 1n nrr. by othr t h .tn Uttitd Stlltftl """ !'orce AMenc u:pt hv prmi .. wn tJI th D1rector ''' lntll1~nc-, USAF REIIUCS Af F'OR-.. 111,ART II. I JUN 41, WHICH MAY IE U5ED CU SSI~It; AT ION (S.CURITY JN,ORNA TION wlte11 If/led ill) U S. CiOVl ... "l"T "'"""IIIG OffiCI tN-o-le7'1e2 1e nt.,._l