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Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 1958

Date of account
1958-07
Location
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Grand Rapids, Michigan 口 Was Balloon 12Jul 58 Grawn,Wyandotte,"//warren, 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possidly Balioon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 口 Was Aircraft Local DCround-Visual Ground-Radar Probobly Aircraft CMT13/0235Z-0240-0300Z Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft AirVisual S.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical OYos 口 Probably Astronomical 口 Possibly Astronomical Military 9.COURSE OXOther- Srutnik UI 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 口 Unknown one NNE 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS 1) White light,blinking off & on, traveling straight,disappeared instan Confirmed as Sputnik. taneously. 2) Rnd white obj size of pinhead.LigHt was blinking off & on.obj disappeared instantaneously. 3) Ball shaped obj w/red glow,flash- ing or pulsatirg, disappeared instant aneously t

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