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Detroit, Michigan, May 1957

Date of account
1957-05
Location
Detroit, Michigan
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Bailoon 30.May.1957 Detroit,-Michigan 口 Probobiy Balioon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION Local Ground-Visual XGround-Rodar 口 Was Aircrafs MX Probabiy Aircruft 30/15012 D Air-Visuoi D Air-intercopt Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft GMT. 5. PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 口Yes 口 Probably Astronomical Military 口 Possibly Astronomicai 7.LENGTH OF O9SERYATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficiont Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown 30 seconds one TO. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Object appeared as well-defined blip It is likely that this sighting about two jet a/e size. Object faded was due to an unidentified a/c. fron scope approx 3o seconds after initial sighting. when last observed Obj was on l85 dgr course. Distance at initial pick up was approx 7o nau- tical miies. Obj faded at 80 nau

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