PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS l .Jt.L"l 64 0 Was Balloon Crystal Lake, t.tlchigan o p robobly Boll oon Local------------l;t Ground-Visual 0 Ground-Radar /-... 'OO" I::L'<Probobly Aircraft GMT ' .-C -J 0 Air-Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Alrcrqft .l. PHOTO$ 6. SOURCE 0 Was A!itronomlcal 0 Probably Astronomical 0 Possibly Astronomical 7. LENCTH OP OBSERVATION 8 . NUMBER OF 08JECTS 9. COURSE not stated 10. BRIEF' SU~A~V OF SIGHTING Girl doi:l~ ho~ei/Orlt hear d lcud nolsa and saw light ou~ide bright enough ~o light up island. 10 minu~es later the sound was heared again ana inc~eased in inteasity. Sound so loud that she had to C:)v~r her ears. Enort:toua circula.r obj sail~d o view mo~ing North. Light from undarsid~ ~llu.mine.ted area. extremely l ov -'t:tC PORM 32~ (RKV 26 SSP 52) 11. COMMENTS 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation Night photo r.tL;;sion f rom Nichigan Univ- ecsity f lying out of ~iillm.,r irun. Using Infra- Red equipm~nt that has turbine ,.d th sound louder than a/c engine . Cyrstal~ T~ke is rendezvois poln\and landing ligh t s used vhen in c lose formation. Mission v erified by investigation. at CrJsto.l L.1.ke, old sister. roarin3 sound. ShC! J.ookcd out tLe f.":t.or:c \ti.n:i.o.r and so.H o. bric;ht i rr.1e:dif':c ely c ea~ ed, and, Aoout ten ninutes lo.ter, S heo.rd "!:.~e Z1e ::cise Gradu.alJ.y becat~tc louder a~1C:. loud.e~, is e. ve::: sound s leeper .. Eein~ ur.~uccessful, :~ards b orderin3 i ":. on eo.ch side .. The noise uas the \Ti"Ddo~r to look out) it b~cane so loud ~i:1ile she vns the vindovr, an j30i!1S north tmTard the lake . I eye s b~gan to c i i..~cul.:.r t !1e lig!:~ ::c>.s:;ed over it. o f the object becc.use it3 ci:ccula:::-oottou G:idc li::l.:i she got v.n i;-;wression o f sor:~e kind of p:.~o.i cct.Lon o:.a to:.,} and of another projection on r,he botto::t a:.~oa~d t i.e: l"i[;:'.~, 1ec tane:;ular. seemec.1 to be no r::o.:r:c e.<.C. nasaed lovi ove r the islan'"l at abcut -cne sa;"!c ::!.l i-...t.1.c. but s~crr.d to 1u-1.d. spen'!; s everal y ed.rs in the Ai:r Force , The r.-.orni ng o..f't ...:r the s ir.:;htinr; pick out on the family Ho.mrnond Orean tne hi,sh r.ot~ r.ote picked was D above l-1iddle c, I'T11:J.C.l intervievr (his a. roaring noise, btit the predo~1ino.~1t, and }!ai n.L' .. :lly lo ~:l said tho.t he hc.1.d tried to est i:-.nte tl:e ":,-.i:ci: a dia:.1eter o.f roue;hly forty fe~t.. n earc Jetting louder louder :for several second~ -~1e:.~.a\"')S ::.c;r.-:. a?pearcd in the :'::-ont yarcl. The velocity \:as dcscr.i'.)ed ?.S " no:. :uct. ~=-:t~etr.el.:r frighte:1eC... found i1c:rself co::1::>lctely She ivent outs ide, since s n0 cot:.l1 to see if a ny other ligi:ts \re~e on or if an;-/ one else ~o.cl one e:se tad already returned home after the iie~kcni; a.~d. i~:ost o:: ti . 2 c.:oc.:.a . .::;c.:; ::. :Jter-viei..f v.as conducted entirely by telep!Jone; ~.:::.:o"-".::.u."':..l.t cl~r '\rent to Lansing, the coul d not and tfi,;y .. ;-~re probably gone for the irec::!':end . volunteered to !'~<:!turn to t l:c cot :.-:1.:;~ a.l~o sa ici :1e would contact a local su:pe:..~;;..3.r'l!:.ct m;r.~- ii. o o f ti1~ ~rea., to see if he had heard o:' a!IY ot.:;c:.: O~OJ.J...C hco.rd th.a phe110me!1on. It is u-:-.fort.una.te that !-t:Lss cons::.de:::o.ble credence to her reportlt Fu.:rther evalue .on dclo.y~C: -:o r e1)orr.. load and front yard briGhtly ill:.tr:tir.ated . D:.sc-s:nped object:.; ~}:c:r: c~1:?e:c..:.~-=. f:: c::: i'7oi:>c and liGht continued until object 1mnt out o:? :J:i.l?;!1t ~elm:-tl"ccli!:c . Clc.:;:-_:.~:.y ceen but l!ard to set details becaw::e of b:r-iGht:1eGs of l::.:::;ht. Cryscc.l :!:2.1:.::-::) 60 1!-.::..les n~J~.tn~st of Io.nsine; EXTRACT FRO::VI SGT HOOOY 'S TfliP REPORT TO LANSING, HICHIGAN AREA It Hc..s learned tbat the FAA in Lnusing turne d ov~r control of flit..;ht opc:::ations to Detroit center on th<~ night of 22 May bed~,;een 0 200 and 0 300 for a calssifiecl milit~ar'J oper ation.. noe;er Snowberger ~-'1;; t h e tO\ver operator. Sgt Noody 'trent to inte.cviev Hr Snovberger -tn~ f ollowing o.f'te.cnoon a t 1500 ~,hen h e cume o n duty . Local veather da.ta 1.ras obtained for 13 June and use d in the iscussion 1-ri th the to,..,er operotor s Sames t'lackcy on UFO' s and :.:-:e sighting s in the a rea revealed that many calls are received b y -:!i.e to"~.-ter ooerator. The operator unually c::...--plo.ins the observation to -:::::~ caller in ter:'ls o f a known aircraft, ~-reather balloon or one of -.::-;e stars or pla:1-=ts. The tower a t Capitol City Airport has an unobstructed \~e~ or the entir e area. At 0 200 a::1 1 5 Jun 61~ Sgt goody returne d to the motel . the mo.n2.:1gaf 15 Jun 61t-, Sgt Moody proceeded from East UJ.nsing, ichigan to the L.-::iv.::rsity of Michigan at Ann Arbor and contacted S3t Larson of t h e ;~30TC. Sgt Larson directed Sgt Moody to the University of Michigan faci_:.t :r a t Willo .v Run Airport. Mr G H Suits a.t Bldg 2041 . .-e s contacted a t 1.)15 am. r.u-s Su~ ts was L'"l cbe.rge of in:fra-red photo a-:tivitie tl and re:'e rred Szt Noody to the ha.r!ger w~ere 1-Iichigan Univ~rsity O?erational a/c c~ tnese flights were located. Mr as tb~ person ~o be contacted a d interviewed. Prior to proc eeding to the ha.ng.::r ::-Sui "t3 tndicate:C. -:~e.t Conductron Co:r.poration a t the Ann Arbor Aj.r _port wi t also be e ed in photo activity. Nr Lee Evans at this corpor- a~ion was con~acted by telephone and he indicated that Conductron Corp he.d no :flights in t h e Lansing area during the 20-25 Nay period. Z1r Suits also indicated that Lear Inc was also engaged in photo activity nis address J 2320 -r..r~shington :Avenue, Phone 665:-0625 ( Ur Norder) ~1as co.:1tacted by telephone and he indicated that his company h ad three such projects unde= current operation; one in Puerto Rico, one in Florida~ and one in !J..iss:!.s3ippi. None o:f the Lear Inc a/c 1-1ere operating in the Hichiga.n area a.:1d. the la3t flight in llichigan vas in Jenua.."'")". He i~dicated 'that F:ra.:f-< Lodge of Pontiac, Hichiga.a) phone FE 2-4243 or 33~-0159 in Pontisc waa the pilot of the a/c engaged by his company for -t.::: Je.::1uary opere.-::!.on.. He stated that it "~'..ta3 possible that .Mr Lodge =-~;:::-:. have been i':!..yi::J.g i.nfra-red photo missions :for some other individual. :r::::: ;.~ Sui ta of~ice Sgt No6dy went to the hanger &t.'"'ld contacte d HrCa rinci .. C-:1 '"::::~ night of 20 ~l..s.y, t T..TO JU6A Beaver a/ c m9.de .fligh~s fromC050 to 0150 E3r a:::.d 0305 to 0405 EST. These a / c had a red beacon on top burnin3 nt all tmes. T.aese a / c hnd stnndard a / c li~:lts. Duri:::13 opero:clon the pilots occasionally turn on the l:md.ing light s especially dur:!.ng turns .. 'W~ a/c are equipped vlth Solar a/c turbines -whic~l p rovidtas 1\.C end tc electricity tor the research equi p:cant. T'ae University o-? t.1i chi.;an 9.l:>o h c d ~..n L-20 u/c equipped 1nth turbine. The n ormal flight. path of: these a/ c is sucll t h a t r~ndevous is w..ade over Cryztal Lak e z~Iichigan. (ne.rer en.c e s ighting).. These missions and the ascociated <lata o:f ti'\eae flights are classif i ed . Taer e wa s a security cle~ance requir~d f o T acces s to the h angar.. Upon co:nplcti o n of t:h e interview a t 11100 lr.l:th l.J.r CarinciJ Sgt r-:oody l 'eturr.ed to East Ians ing Hichigon a t 1600. f..-;, 1800 Sgt Moody proceeded tot h e Capitol Cit y airporc at La.ns:lng :-:C. :. r:t ervie,.,ed Roger Snowberger (the opera .. ~or on duty ou the night of ZG Xay) He j.ndicated tha t the loca l turbo props -wer e :aot in operation e:~:-inz the period of the Lansing sightings.. On the night of 20 l1ay 64 , 1..:.~ Capitol Ci:ty Operations had tu....-ne d over control of their air space -:..) -:he Deteroit F.A..f... llicsion of the a/ c in the az-e a wa s classified ;.::_C. he didn' t kno-w t h e purpose of the operations, however, he did oboerve ~ in the area. Also, during this period one a/ c :from Davis Field . '~-=aroy local airport) took off 'With a landing light on and crossed tee northern portio~ of Lansing }.-., 1815 Sgt Moody proceeded to the State Journal newspaper office and S?vke vith Mr Fra:.J.k ~-!s.nd, ne1~s reporter f'or this pape r . No additional i~o.rma.tion was obta~ed during this interv1e"t.,. ?:-'0:1 the State Jou..--3.1 office Sgt ~1oody proceeded to :Battle Creek, ~.::. ~higa.n arri.v~ at 2100. The fo llmoring morning, 16 Jun a. -."isi t vas z:z.:.~ to the Custer .i-.5..r National Guard Station and Sgt Micklatcher .. :::..:..:;!lt locations f o::: the period 21-22 M.-3.y were obtain~d. The a/ c ~-= RB-57A :pho-:o reco:::1asaince a/ c . None o:f the flights ~ere made in i~c Lansing are~. }~jority of -the t~gets being to the South of Eactle Creek. From custer, Sgt Moody returned t 6 W- P AF.B, arriving CONCWSION, L;U.;sn:a, MICHIGAN R~sults of the field investi3ation in the Lansing , 11icbigan 8lld surrounding area. leads to the concl u.:;ion that an aircrufi( or aircro.:rts under control o:f th~ FAA at Detroit was the most likely c ause of the lighted craft J wi'l~h an ~.CCOr.J.?aning shrill noise, such as 9.4'1 a/ c 'With fl. turbine used in inft"a ... red. photography. T:1.= .s~g.tings and associated nolse on the night of' 21 Iifay, by multiple ,. OJ3a~;~:sl vrere attributed to the siren and flasher rerlacting fro~ ground -:.:.:r;/taze from. a police vahiclc known to be in the area. s ::.z;.~ tiJ:16s of 22 M3.y b and on the night o f 23 Hay are believed to "be meteor observations. believed to h ave been the is regarded a.a an unreliable r eport ~e :.ighting of Nr ..-on 27 1iiay r aaemble s a reported observation of the pl~et Venus .. 'j;'te s "lting on 1 Ju.:1 e.:t Crystal Lake, Hichisan by is be; .... :.e\.ed to have bee:1 caused by an a/ c on a night in:f'ra-red photo mission T'ne observation of ha:r~ been caused by a:1. a/c. 5 ,Tun near Lansing, Hlchigan is b elieYed to The sighting on 13 Jtl:l at Grand Led3e, M.ichigan i s raga=ded as the reflection of ca r headlights on f'og. T'ne repo:-t f'rom l~s d leav~s as a physical No object vas obse:-red by llirs Its believed that Hrs ~T'IP~imen. t~a sound o: the a/c observed by others in this r eport but that l eaves are no~associated vith this event. Subsequent analysis that ~ha leaves ~ere not radioactive