1. DATE Tlh:~GROUP 2, LOCATION -' 4 July 66)'0215Z Detroit, Mich. 3, SOURCE 10, CONCLUSION I Aircraft (possible) V ~ 4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUWJ.ARY AND ANALYSIS 6, TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground Visual 3. PHOTOS 9, PHYSICAL EVIDENCE Pale yellow flame ,ras observed going ~ traiGht i.!? and then veered to the northeast then turned and ~cnt soutn, while still climbing . Object was cigar sh~ped fl e; the exhaust was all the observer saw; he did not see the object itself. It appears that observer note d aircraf~'s exr st as aircraft was climbing fran nea:-~:r a::..:;:port. FTD s:. '.;:; 0-32? {TOE) Provlouo odlllot\8 of l hlo for::\ r..ny bo uccd. D EPARTMEN T OF THE A IR FORC E HEADQUARTERS 1ST FIGHTER WING (ADC) SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE BASE, MICHIGAN 48045 ATTN oF: nvcio su&JEcr, UFO Report ro, \~!right-Patterson Air Force Base, (AFSC), (F'l'D), Ohio The following UFO Report is submitted: a . Description of Object: (1) Cigar- shaped flame (2) Six to 12 feet long; 2 to 4 feet wide. (3) Pale yellow (5) Not applicable (7) The exhaust 'NoaS all the observer saw; he did not see the object itself. b. Description of Course of Object: degree angle, Its bright color silhouetted against a dark, clear sky. \font straight up and then veered at approximately /i-5 continued upward at this angle. Forty-five degree angle. (4) It rose rapidly, went straight up toward the then turned and went south, still climbing. northeast, ( 5) Slowly to the south until lost from view. (6 ) About three minutes ..-c . Hanner of Observation: Ground-visual. d . Time and Date of Sighting: Dark, clear, ldth e . Location of Observer: (1) Detroit, Hichigan. \Talking east on Quinn Street, then turned south onto Van Dyke Avenue f. Identifying Information on Observer: (l) Mr. age 40 ., Detroit, Mich., senior gov~ent analyst wi ty of Detroit, se extremely intelligent in telephone conversation, said he was formerly employed by Chrysler Missile for six years, with Continental Engineering three years before that. Although this object was seen on the night of 4 July n ear an airport, the observer said he was positive it was neither a fireworks disp~ nor an aircraft. g. lveather and Winds -Aloft Conditions at Time and place of Sightings: liDJA P. COSTIN, Captain, ffiAF Chief, Information Division