1. DATE TIME GROUP 2. LOCATION 22 April 66 22/0SOO-ll30Z Ovid, Bannister, Michigan (1-ful.tiple) 4. NUMBER OF 03JECTS 10. CONCLUSION INSUfFICIENT DATA FOR EVAUTATION S. LENGTH OF OaSERVATION 11. BR IEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Grourrl-Visuo:.i 9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE T-..ro observers traveling west noted round, red-crcen-blue obje< t 1 traveling in a wersterly direction. XMQC3c1 l'wo ind.i. viduals not ed pulsating object like a heart beat gro,dng longer. object j f'ollcwed truck then disappeared. Later bri[jlt light went ove1 1 observers turning bright l-hite. Thei object wns traveling : south tm'lard Ovid Hichigan. . . I FTD SEP 63 0-329 (TOE) Prnloua ed1Uona of thla form my be u .. d. Ca placeJ to on 8 Jul '66. ~ s to call back and 'get in touch Allen Hynek on 9 Jul 66. He did not contact Dr. Hynek on 9 Jul 66. DEPARTMENT THE AIR FORCE HIADQUARTERS 1ST COMBAT SUPPORT GROUP (ADC) IELFRIDOI AIR FOACE lASE, MICHIGAN Q045 of Unidentified Flying Object The f ollowing l"eport of a UFO is furnished in the fo11nat outlined in para - a . Description of the Object: (1) Shape : First Observation -Round Third Observation - Round Size: First-Dtme .'se~ona --.:l3ig f ootball and growing bigger from ttme t o ttme Third -Truck wheel (3) Color: First - Red-green-blue -Se0c~1 -Bright red Th~d -Bright white disa ppearing a s silve~ ~ (4) Number: 0:12 in all cases (5) Fo11nation: N/A ( 6) Any discern i ble feature s or details: First -None . .._.Second -Pulsing like a heart beat and growing bigger from time t o t ime as it came tov,rard th:m, then followed their truck, then disappeared. .--- -----~ Third -B ight. li t went over them turning bri ht white It was ~ travel g 3~uth towar d Ovid, Michigan, en returne d bigger than ever and ' ~,+rrDJ.-' f ollow-ed t~em t o Bannister, Michigan. or objec t : Tail, trail, or exhaust includine size o f same compa r e d to size First -None _ Second -None Third -Blue flame and sparks like a l on g pencil, first on one side then the other, but only once on each side . (8) Sound; if heard, describe sound: First -None --second-~ str-ange noises but notsure connected with object -pulsat- Third -None Other pertinent or unusual features: None b. Description of Course of Object: (1) What first called attention of observer to object: light moving back and forth in-sky. .. It was 3 A.M. (2) Angle or elevation and az~uth of object when first observed: North7v-est. (3) Angle or el evation and azimuth of object upon dis appearance: 20- (4) Description of flight path and maneuvers of object: First ObserYat.i_o~; ... ~ave ling .. in westerly direction .. 'Se'c"ona'C)bser:;ation: Traveling in. a-Westerly direction, at a dis- t ance ~f about 500 yards and ~ms about 4 to 5 feet off the ground. It started toNard reporting indiv::c"..lS.l and his COU$in when they were out of their truck When t Y ran to their tr~ck, object stopped and returned to its starting point. It foll~,ned along side of their truck for 5 to 8 miles and then disappeared. Third o::>serve.tion: W!1s"'1 the truck was stQ:p;ped a~ain, a height J igbt went oyer -t;.hem t::-av aste r l:,-direction going into the dist~nce but returned bi er than ever and continued to fo ow the1r rue~ closer and closer ~ a northerl d1rec~:Lon o ann ster Michigan, Object disappeared approximately 20 minutes -after ching Bannister by rising higher and higher until it could no longer (5) How did object disappear: First -West :towar9. .St _Johns , .. .Michigan. ~ .. -se-co.na -~ -Dise.ppeared in trees to west. Tnird-Went east, got small (dime), came back 45 angle in sky, follov.:.ed a.lo~g with then: then disappeared stright up at Uncle's house. (S) How long was object visible: First -15 to 20 minutes - Second -1 hour and 15 minutes Third -1 hour and 45 minutes c. Manner of Observation: (1) Ground-visual (2) Optical aids -None d. T:ime and Date of Sighting: 22 Apr 66 to llJOZ (2) Light co~ditions: Clear night until after sun up. e. Location of Observers: traveling west on M-21 bet~reen Ovrosso and 9~i~ Second: Above individuals traveling north of Ovid toward Barmiater Michigan. . Third: Above incii viduals travel..~.~. .... vu of Ovid and the Priest; , and at Bannister, Michigan f. Identifying infor: .. :a tion on Observers : Flint Michigan, Student at Ba --- iness College, considere reliable (2) Ovid, Michigan, High School Student, reliability un~o~n. , Bannister, Michigan, ~\ Retired, reliab ....... approx~a~ely 40, Grenlin Road, at Universal E lectric, Owosso, Michigan Bannister, Mich- g. Wes.ther and WinC.s: Reporting individual indicated weather was clear. (2) Weather and Winds not available at t~es and places of sighting at this ti:ne:. Selfridge infor111a"tion follows: l\T{XITUDE DIRECl'ION 000 (not available) TOP RADIATION INVERSION: 1, 000 feet SUBSI~ENSE INVERSION: 5, 000 -8,000 feet SUBSIDENSE INVERSION: 9 , 500 -10,500 feet (4) Visibility : 15 miles l'MERATURE (5) Amount of cl~ud cover: 4,000 scattered, high broken ( 6) Thundersto:r~us : None (7) See subperagraph (2) above. h. Unknown k. Position title of preparing officer: Chief Base Operations and Train- ing Di\:...Si:n. Comm.ents: The possible cause of this sighting is rmlmown. .I do not ce~ieve based on characteristics of the object that marsh gas is a factor in this case. The movements of the object fram.one area to another and its ultmate departure do not support such a theory. The object was also viewed during night and daytime conditions. FDR THE COMMANDER F. BROKAW Major Chief, Base Operations and Training Division