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Detroit, Michigan, August 1956

Date of account
1956-08
Location
Detroit, Michigan
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Record summary

Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 口 Wos Balloon Detroit, Michigan 口 Probably Bolloon 27 August 1956 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aireroft Local. QGround-Visual D Ground-Rodar 口 Probably Airerof! 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT-28/0200Z AirVisuol Air-lntercopt Rodor S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 口 Probably Astronomical Civilian 口 Possibiy Astronomical C.No 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Other. 7.LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 口 Insufficient Dato for Evaluation 口 Unknowm one unknown unknown IO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One object round-size of baseball. Possible Balloon. Color yellow-white. object observed bhile observer was walking in yard. wX balloon in area. Bx balloon launched fm either SAFB or Willow Run. ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26SEP S2)

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