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Pearl Beach, Michigan, April 1963

Date of account
1963-04
Location
Pearl Beach, Michigan
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12.CONCLUSIONS Xx WasBolloon 27 April 1963 Pearl Beach, Michigan 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Bolloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION 1950 口 Was Aircraft Local XxGround-Visual TX Ground-Radar 口 ProbablyAircroft GMT 28/0050Z D AirVisual Air-Intercept Radar 口 Possibly Aircraft 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical Yes 口 Probobly Astronomicol OXNO 口 Possibly Astronomical Civilian 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口 Othor. 口 Insufficient Data forEvaluation 口 Unknown 4ninutes one notrptd 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS Object viewed through rx at 15 dgr N Balloon sighting. Principal declination w/right ascension of 7 hr witness contacted on Friday 32 min 00 sec. Object flying NE,mag- May 3l by phone.Satellites nitude-2.Diameter of 1/15to1/20 were misinterpretation of of a dgr.Viewed through 4lx telescope reflecto

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