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Lake Leelanau, Mich, March 1956

Date of account
1956-03
Location
Lake Leelanau, Mich
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LocArioN Lake Leelanau, Mich 12. CONCLUSIONS Empire'AFs, Hazel Park, 口 Wos Bolloon 26 March through l Apr 56 Leland,Ledar,Selfridge AF Probably Ballcon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Loeal all sight approx: Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft 口 Probably Aircroft GMT27/0330Z - 0400Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircroft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE Was Astronoinical VenuS Yes 口 Probably Astrononical Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical XBNO 7.LENGTH OF OBSERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. dropping 口 Insufficiont Dota for Evaluation 口 Unknown varied:5 min to 13 hr one over western horizon 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SICHTING I1. COMMENTS See AF Form ll2 on these sightings. Investigated by Flt 3-C, 4602d Described.as being from crescent AIss at the request of the D/l, shapod with a "stem" to a round 37th Air Division. Due

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