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Detroit, Michigan, April 1959

Date of account
1959-04
Location
Detroit, Michigan
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT·10073RECORDCARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 15Apr 59 Detroit,Michigan 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibiy Balloon 3.DATE-TIMECROUP 4.TYPEOF OBSERYATION Ground-Visuol Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Locol 口 ProbablyAircraft 16/0050z DAirVisuol DAir-lntercept Radar 口 PossiblyAircraft GMT 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 WasAstronomicol DYes Probably Astronomical leteOr Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical OND 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBEROFOBJECTS9.COURSE 口 Othor. 品 InsufficiantData forEvaluation 口 Unknown 3-5 secs one not given O. BRIEP SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Dise shaped obj, sice of pea, bluish- Most probable cause is meteor. white.First seen in position of the noon, last seen at position of Seturn. Dicappeared instahbiy..Cbserved for 3-5 secs. ATICYORM329 (X3V26SXP52)

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