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Grand Rapids, August 1956

Date of account
1956-08
Location
Grand Rapids
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12. CONCLUSIONS 2.Location l) Grand Rapids Wos Balloon 1.DATE 2) Detroit, Michigan 口 Probably Bolloon 口 Possibty Balloon 3) Mt. ceeneNdaicaGts Was Aireraft 7 August 1956 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Rudar 口 Prabobly Aircroft 3.DATE·TIME GROUP Xα Ground.Visual 口 Possibly Aircraft 1 08/0313Z Air-lntercept Radar Local 0870330Z AirVisual Ox Was Astronoinical Mars 2 口 Probably Astronomical GMT-) 08604807 6.SOURCE 口 Possibly Astronomicai 5.PHOTOS observer OYos Civilian &Goc Orhor.. COURSE 口 insufficient Data for Evaluation O.No 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Unknown 7.LENGTH OP OBSERVATION B)slowly west hr still in sight one indefinite 11.COMMENTS Object probably mars through size of 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING light(?) tenperature inversion. Mars at 30 dgrs elevation 1209azimuth turning red to pale red,pink, ange moving westward (toward South) ite. Moved up-down,side to hen

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