1. INSPECTOR GENERAL, USAF
OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
OS I DISTRICT FILES
25th DISTRICT: SELFRIDGE AFB, MICH.
OSI FILE BESIGNATION 24-185-25
2. Wrtn ;*. 50
UNCLASSIFIED 24-005
Ohalaaaifisd) Unconventional Type Aircraft (Unexplained "Blip" on Briar Scope.
Caused by Metallic Targets) - SPECIAL IHQUIRX
of Intelligence/ECS/O, Collection Baranch
Office of Special Investigations, IQ
t or yotir infbmation ar« cqpioa of OSI report dated 10 March 1950,
concerning captloned s b j t
/ C y Spot I n t e l l Bpt £r
/ OSt D0#25 sab^ b
( dtdlO Ifar 50
Chief, Counter Intelligence
^ i
UNCLASSIFIED
of
correspondence
accordance
par 25e,
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OCPARTMIMT OF TH1 AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTER UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
UNCLASSIFIED
IN mm Mm TO: 2^CLASSIFICATION: GAMC^LLI:? ' :-
BY ATJTHOE.TiJ^JEIJ,,^. Capt/U
5 DEC 1975
TO
DATE
SUBJECT: Balloons
SESCBL INQUIRY
Director of Special Investigations
•"Bfeadquarters United States Air Force
Washington 25>D» c -
A3PT1T: Counter Intelligence Division
I iHSMCTOH GENERAL. U**F
OFHICE Or SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
•A. DETROIT S». MICHIGAN
July 1950
, 1.. RFSR Eeference is made to letter this District Office,
subject andU file as above, dated lg'July 1950
2. SYNOPSIS: Balloons reported drifting over Iromrocd, "ichigan.
•ntth TTbat appeared to be red flares attached, reported to be balloons
-with surplus array flares attached. - v
3, DETAILS: An Associated Press report datelined.Ironvrood,
July 21, states:
'«?rodded by alarraed citizens, police Solved the mystery of
it f 10 ihts ^^nall
* ^V ^ ^ "**^» <*»• ^ ^ "^— — T —"- ' . - ^ r 0*
r°d li-hts that have floated over the city for.nights
had bought some flares at an Aricy surplus store, and vras sending then
up attached to balloons.ix
h, ACTION: Copies of this report ar3 designated for recipients
of the'letter referenced in par. 1, above and, in addition, to the P3I
Detroit for their information and file.
Info t o :
CG, 10th A?
LCSrjAM: (thru DO # 5 ) ? ' /
V
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R. S. RIF2^
Haior, I>7Si&
District
(Detroit Office"
CfJl
8. 20 Jul 50
(
Balloons
SPECIAL 1NCUIRI
DocuaBnta & Dissemination Br, Directorate of
Intelligence, DCS/0
Counter Intelligence Div, Office of Special
Investigations, The Inspector General
UaJ Mold/bjo/53623
AFCSI
Attached for your information i s a Spot Intelligence 'Report concerning captioned
Subject, dated IB July 1950
Iccl
SIR re abv aub j f r 00
#25, dtd 18 Jul ^3
(EtISSET S» LS7I
Actg Chief, Counter Intelligence Div
Office of Special Investigations
Tba Inspector Genaral
CLASSIFICATION CA^T
CO
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AFG3I
UNClASSi?3£D
SFECIA1
9. 4.;
IN mrcr
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
TO:
THE INsrCCTOB Q[NIR«L. U*».r
IJTH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL IMVCSTIOATIOMS
•ox »«• RFA. orntoiT s«.
12 July 1950
SUBJECT
TO:
SPOT E1TEIJIGEICE REPORT
Balloons
SPECIAL BIQUIRX
Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters United States Air Force
Washington 25, D. C . • - •
A.TTIT: Counter Intelligence Division
!• SYHOPSIS: FBI reports that balloons -with ^hat appfea^ed to
be red flares attached to the bottom" sighted drifting over/lS;onwood>
Michigan since 1 July 1950. ' ^ " . '/
2. DETAUS: By letter dated 17 July 1950, Special Agent in'
Charge^ Detroit Division, FBI, informed as follovrs:
"Infonnation has been received from the Chief of Police: at-
IroxrToodj ISLchigan that commencing July 1, 195°* balloons have been
observed in the vicinity of that city -with •what appeared to be red
flares attached to the bottom, of same. Hone have been recovered to
date. They appeared to be drifting over the city at an altitude of
approximately 2,000 feet and had been observed by reputable policemen
as Trail as nufaerous citizens in the coismunity.
"Inquiry in the area did not identify these balloons as
hsr balloons* ^ . .
"Last balloon appeared at approximately 9:30 P«U.j July
1 9 5 0 . " " • • • • ~ y : r • ' " • , , ' : " "•••"•'"." ' '' -~ " " > . ? • " '
3» ACTION: Copies of t h i s report are designated for CG, Tefrbh
Air Force, CG, Air Kateriel Command (thru DO #$); CG,. 56th Fighter-
Interceptor tfing, Detroit Regional Office, AC of S, &-Z, Fifth
CLASSIFICATION
BY AUTHORITY C
BY j
Historian
KA.AMA: 8 288 3-1" 49—
DATS
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Info t o :
CG, 10th
CG, ALE
CG, 56th TTing.
AC of S, G-2,
' DO #5
DO #22
DO ff2k .
liajor
District C oOTnandfer *
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^i .THE IHSPtCtjirGEMEBi
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11. APPROVED TJUNE 1948 Initial Date
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UNCiAS5iFJEIprEP0RTW
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION
SUBJECT
, . . _ „ ,
DAT? "- '-*—;
II petob-r 1951
DATE CF INFORMATION
'21 October 1951
1st Lto Robert K. Hall
RE'? Ri.v.ilS r< '"ntrrk rmmbtr. '••.rrrtirr, p-
SOURCE
Mr-r^
quir«»d as proYidwd in par 9b (1), APR 171i.-l
SUMMARY: (L'nltr concise tuminarjl of report. Uice 3'ynificrnftc in final onc-4entenee paragraph. ljjt mcioruret ui lover itjt. Begm text of report on At" form Ut—i'lart II.)
ian pilot of fourt«»n (14) y*»ars flying
, highly polished flying object which
at an *xtr<»ia«ly high rafc*~~of
*nkr MichiganT Altitude of th*» ob-b
»ad on with hia
in~th*» vicinity
was ><«»t a n a, J? f
TUlhility caaditions w«r« unlica:t*»d abov^- 4,000 f»-»t and a ,
^ J ^ ^ mil»*s b<»low 4,000
known airc^Tt in
^ l * ; ; soupicif s botR c i v i l and m i l i t a r y i n d i c a t e no
a i r c ^ T t i n t f i ^ i V i c i n i t y of th«» s i g h t i n g a t t h a t tia»'a ' , ••'.
'. VbrJ*4&$BtKHHfH^ Airport Manager, has
known dteTSrjrwjr f orr^6ar^» y«ars and consid'»rs~hiax a v«ry sfca51.f>~individ—
ual% In7*stigating- officer concurs in t h i s *>sti.~at« of obs«rv«»ro
.1st Lt., U3AF
30th Air Division Director
Of Int-lli£
CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED•'.'-"
BY AUTHORITY CF T1-I3 I l l ' . i - .T
BY
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DATE
.mas.
DISTWBUT1CN BY ORlGiNATOR
2 cys-CG, .,:.;C, Wright ?att»rscn AFB, Attn: ?,ICIS ' f
I cys-CG , ADC, ^tot ;s?35. Attn: Director of' Int -1- l i .^nci
I cy -CG, *:ADF, 'Stewart AFB, Attn: Director of Int*ilig«n
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AF FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED i JUNE 19« . / (3h
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM VW«»Cf > -
30th Air d i v i s i o n (Defense) •--- .
3-lfridg-' AFB, Michigan ; - . - "
REPORT NO.
I ia-5-513 PACE . -*- OF •> MGE3 : . .
not»d n.o -sdhaust, vapor trail2"; or;3ound during"Zh~ sight
which il8t>a possibly thr*^ (3) t^m^^)""s--cond3, Th* object
iKi &«tal of sba* aort.-,Er J3RK///KN&- b»li«y«3, and no hcl*s
organs of propulsion obs«r-/-d. As th* obj*ct pas3«d
13. AF ?O8*rU2-~PART U
APPROVED I JUNE I94«
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
V
V
I FROM U
30th
I Selfridg-'AFB, Michigan
NO.
IR-5-513 PAGE
cut of sight beneath hin~,
i.oni*>diat'»ly orbited c;/..:•»
on cours*. but was unaabbll« to. .a***. £h« object again. "A
., a aC,-tn« sighting oo3r
pass«r:g-r, :lr.
was atudyingTa map aTtTtfr??11 sigh ting and ob's»rv»d nothing of
th* obj«»ct7 Hr.<4MBIiiflfl^th*n unsucc-ssf^lly att«mpt*d contact with
Cr»«»k ?adio. aTt«r which h- proc*»*d-d to £u3tin Lak- Airport
• landed at approxiSat-ly~2l/l700Z Octcb-r 1951 and mad- r e -
port of tijj», aightdng 'to th* State Folic* at Paw Paw, J&chigan, who
;!-xp-ri*nc*. with. Mr,IMMMMiliMlli>S Airport Hana-the
iricid^ht ,to.,CAA. CAA. r*port*»d th» incident to
f s d that Mr.
could
hit* in'b
.or
•"•stimation, ""nc alusiinuai surfac«
pciishwd ,tb~suc)| ai-high Brilliar.c*," H=> was al3o d«fi~
*j»ving that th«r-* Waa" a "br^aft?1 or •iiid»nt3.tibn...irn..th*»~*upp*r
t o form a dom* shaped crownT Wh»n qu-stion-t
h i s point, h* f » l t c^rtsin that th^ indentation was
of th* £orm o f l ^ * object as opposed to~a iin"5 cf paint
sun r^fi*ctipn which jcighi giv« th" apc-ar^ic-- cf ar
3- .JtP.<WW!Api*£irst-..s?lo«d in 1937 *nd has D—n flying
«v»rainci«. ~fi4'-fly3 amall aircraft two or~thr«« ti^i*»3 a
and hadt apjdfoxiniatsly.•'.100 hours in th**'air in th* past"y»ar. On num-erous
occasions, .JbS has -ncount*r*d j«t aircraftT"in th- a i r and has
^LfcS'ad iiit&'.tiiffiB h^ad on. Hf- has obs«rv»d "w*ath»r'balloons fro£a.
grc«ind and from th« a i i v
TEH"? only aircraft not*d in th» vicinity in question BySr,
^ar1*: """a larg»"~caam*rcial aircraft on an approxiaat* h»aa—
-ing o£ 300 d'-gr^-s at~an «5timat-d 6,000 f««t, about t 5n (10) iainut^a
•previous- to th(» incident ?rport»d, and on*1 C-47 obs«rv*d. a f t - r landing
at Austin. Lak-. ~Mr. 4^11011^. an3 Mr.^HHH^| v;atch»d th» G-47 with
no aarkXngat diacrnabl* 7rhatsoav*r pass ov»r t iv fi»I2 at I*»ss than ~
27000 f?*t."' No conn^ctiori has-.bS-D «stabiish<»d tw*»»n. th« two abov*
d*3crib»d aircraft and th*» incidento
14. AS FORM 112—PART II
APPROVED 1 JUNE 1 9 « <"'•
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
REPORT WO.
.IE-5-513-. PAGE OF 3 >-•-.
5. Checlc/.fcf all 30th Air Division fighter^squsuirons indic*t»"'no
•^^taajDwi- activity by Air~Forc* aircraft in th# vicinity of Eattl*
"% • Crrtifc At.approximately 21/18002, October..1951, * flight of two ~
.-F-51 aircraft frora~S*lfriag»jAFB,' flying-patrol north of 3fttTridg^
^^v: A^r^^r*;^3truct^~to~bi» oath* al»rt for. an unusual flying object
• '••* v-but r*poart^d n»gativ* results.,.-i'fiH-ck "sri^h CAA r»v«al*d~no known
activity-. appl^cabjtf- to Wi# sighting, Gh-ck^of i i i l i -
-"S*rvic«-Ar*c6rd.3 indicate on* possrcility of: question-
+ u> ;
:i:*4^lf^cn^^r*tloh^.i:11hi^a: ais^raft, a--B-'47, r•gistration- niu
Atr • 'Srf- *N*i^*-«-J -• •• ~o~-w, _wx - pj^^rpm Wichita to Camp Att^rbury, Ind-f
^*fc*?ijtt: approxiciat'i:ly th*» tisi1*- pTiod ia
^H^t-.^3^;^Jttdicat^-'t^»y6^;*t 21/13302, TA3 ;
^••"*aours,' fift«^R-0i55 '.•®inut*%3 *nrout»7
J^:^} -• '•-: •£$§(£$$&»
th*
. 'obj-ct_
15. ESA-KATS IR-205-52
AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION ^REPORT
SUBJECT
liaidentlgied Flying Obiact, Oregon
AREA REPORTED Of! FROM Intelligence
V.
1 •'; }
«3aze=> .,, Lucas3 ?:a.jqr, rSA
I SOURCE r-<-> i j_ -. - ,-, .
Flignt service .enter, !-cChord
REFERENCES I fymtrni nwmb*r, iittctat, prrriotu rtport, etc., at OftpHeabU)
IH-lQQ-$2 USA-VATS * :
SUMMAi.'; iijiicT anuU* surn>«uf i o/ report. Gat ai^nificanet in /j»«i one-taiirncc paragraph. LiM incloturt$ at Iowa left. Btfm Itzt of report on Ai* form Hi - '^rt 11.)
Report contains information concerning the sighting of an unidentified flying
object northwest of Fendlaton, Washington on ?3 April 195?.
. •' i
•BWraSDOCUMEKT CO»*TAW^ iKtORMXtTOM AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WlTrtltfTHE MEANING OFTHE ESPIONAGE ACT. 50 U. S C—
4 ;"3i*»JO3B. AS AMENDED rrSfRANSWBSKMf ORTHE REVECATtON OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY tAW.
? i - I f c l UV NOT BE REPRODUCED IHWWLEOR IN PART. BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGE>JC:ES. EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF
16. AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
w.A.jmw intelligence Division, Hq
MATS, Andrews AF Bsse, v£shini?toh
25^_£, 0. . 1
REPORT NO.
IR-PO5-52 PAGE PAGES
1. The VcG"hnrd FH.-V-t
••::.•: 1630 FS7, "3 A p r i l 17-5?
i-e Center, XeChard AF Ease, ^sbitxiar, r^ror^rl the
*"* ' " N 7 *" . r . ' "' -
i • VL. ^ X <r >.
5. No sketch or photograph of the object is available. Other details concern-ing
the object sighted ara:
One
Ball
Not knovn
Silver flash followed by light green ball
Not knovn
Not knovn /
Vertically toward tne- ground
Not known
None
Light browh with brownish trail remaining*
visible for some. 20 seconds after the object
struck" the ground.
a.
b. Shape
c. Sise
d. Colcar
e. Speed
f.
g. Heading
h. Altitude :
i. Sound :
J.' Exhanst Trail:
3o The vreatijer at the time of the iighting" was 25,000 feet overcast* 25 miles
visibility; tempcratare 73 ; dew point 4-5; wind: North Northeast 13 mph.
Railroad Engineer
5o InformatioK submitted by witness-at 1330 PST, 28 April 1952 to-the IMSAC
(Interstate. Air CoBaaonications-GAA agency) radio "station- Waila Valla, Washington
and thereafter relayed to McChord Flight Service Center. No reason offered by
witness for 5-day delay in reporting the sighting.
6* .Witness claimed he saw phenomenon from the steps of the Hinkle Hotel, Hinkle,
Oregon, First noticed a silver fla3h, followed by a light green ball descending
vertically leaving in its wake a light brown trail. Object""struck the groxmd beyond
second or third ridge about 12 miles south of Hinkle. The brownish trail regained
visible for 20 to 30 -seconds. Other unidentified witnesses were alleged to have
observed the browiish substance after the object struck the ground.
Preparing Officer's Conment:
If"part or all of the object sighted struck the ground there is a possibil-ity
that the point of Impact could be located and examination made of the immediate
area to determine whether or not the object was a meteoric body.
JAKE'S C LUCAS
USAFR
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KOTE: THiS OCCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT. 50 U. S. C—
-,. ««r* .•> a<! JMmnCn ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE RF;E!_AT1ON OF !TS CONTENTS !N ANY.MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON «S PROHIBITED BY LAW.
17. i Junt IJ.
United State AF-H6576
5? %^* AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
SUBJECT
Sighting of Unidentified Flying .Object
T!i[?4P.E6"o' {OifUa-) ~^T~
WILLIAM R. RILCT»gnd L t . TJ.
10 April 1952 i " F-6
SOURCE
USAF
d.r.trul «a,•,-.:•.?, uirrrtirr, preiicus report, r(r,
_ ADCL 200-1 JANAP 146(b)
State Patrol Off icor eal Cvnaaings
5'J .'•".'.'. ". 1': (Er.Ur concise summary of report. (Jive significance in final one-sentence paragraph. List inclosures at lower left. Bfjin text of report on AS Forrn 112—Part U.)
The inclosed report was forwarded to this Headquarters by the Chief High-way
Patrol Officer for the State of Minnesota on the 29th of April 1952,
At 4:15 a^j^Clocal time) on the tenth of April 1952 Officer Cunimings and
Mr. JgftHNIiniNHPsighted a strange flying object near Ada, Minnesota. This
object was similar to another one seen about four years ago by Officer Cummings.
SIGNIFICANCE; The observer claims to have seen the same object flying in the
same path about four years ago, but said nothing about i t because.he had no
other witness to verify his observation at that time. .
CLASSIFICATION C
BY AUTHOBITY r ^
BY
DATS 5 DEC 075
3 ' (forwarded to Chief, ATIC)
mas.
1. Ltr froa Officer Cunsaings
2* Section of Road Map
3. Ltr. from
UNCLASSIFIED
;TRTB'JT;ON BY ORIGINATOR
1 cy CG, ACC
1 cy D/I, USAF
1 cy Chief, ATIC
'i
i-u^ r.rru-AFHT C.n-<T,-l~ IMFORMAT1CN ftFFtsCTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UN TED STATJ ,N THE MEANING OFTHaES?liAGE ACT. 50 J. S.C.—
18. AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT
FROM -Ajency)
CG, 31st Air
Officer^
Div. Ft.
•qtrin
SneLUng
gs and Mi
REPORT
, Mi,
NO.
in. O CO
5f the
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PAGE 1
Minnesota
OF
State
1 PAGES
Highway
• * * ~ — - • - • - »
DESC2IPTI0N IK OBSSRtSS'S OWN ttORDS: "It was no falling star aa we know them aa
it went in a horisontal line, level, It started out as a circle, then became oval,
then part of it left the main body, during all thi3 time the object aa a whole was
on a level plane, all parts of the save brightness at all times and all went out
of sight at about the same time. This THING was going south."
Officer Cannings»s superior in a separate letter says, nI questioned Cal in
particular regarding the size of the object and he said it looked idkhim.to be as
large as a fair aised house ••••••"
TIME; 10/1015Z
MANNER OF-OBSESTATIOgr; Visual ^ ' - S
i
LOaTION OF OBSgSraa PORING SIGHTING: Sitting in patrol car facing North at the
faction of Higbnay* ^1 and 32, 11 miles east of Ada, Minnesota
-LOCATIOB OF OBJECT: . . . . . t h i s THING was to our l e f t a l i t t l e or in other words
were. X •** this same THING or one like i t about 4 years
...Firs
Heat of wher*
ago, i t too vas gpiag South and was in about tha sane l i n e of f l i g h t
time I s»e t h i s THUC I was going East on US #10 Just a l i t t l e Vest of Jet*
and in looking a t ti*» aap you w i l l see that i t txjpk the same route."
HffiNTIFTIBG INFOEKAJEOH ON OBSJSKVJflts None other than the f a c t h« i s a Minneso
State Patrolaan. . ——" ... . . • ; • ; • - . ••••
VEAtafilil At Q430 aiieswere practically d e a r , with only t h i n , wispy, high, cirrus
clouds, V i s i b i l i t y a t the surface was unrestricted. Winds aloft at the 10 and 20
thousand f t Isvel were 310 degrees, 25 knots.
AMY OTHER ACTIVITY OR CONDITION WHICH MIGHT ACCOUNT FOR THS SIGHTING: None known
PHYSICAL E7IPKNCB; So known physical evidence.
: TH^ roCUMENT CONTAINS 1N(-'ORMAT1ON AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE F5PIONAGE ACT. 50 U. S. C -
31 4rtD J2 A3 AMENOED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVEbVPON OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN 'JN AUTHORS ZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.
20. 5D
irnconventional Typa Aircraft
1952
•The whit* light around thaxobjaot ap .aarad to flash
on and off for about evsry 100 fast, until i t disappeared from
view to the norths" ooacludad ik*s»
*Mrs-# Kaywood and hsr isother know that T&hatsr/sr thoy
nacrr created th-j sane isrpreaaion and thsir degcrip-SionB of
in^ diao ivara identical*
wc|5fm s i t t i n g th» ob^et "will saak<j a^ p
report to the Air Force agency, vihioh investigates "flying
saucers1* on a nation vrids scale*1
"Confirmation has been mad* that triers ar« r>ai*tias in Betroi't
•who ara Yacationing at or near Oscoda^ Mi^iigan^ vrith the above—
mentioned names* Tha homa addroasoa ara; Mrs« Hillard Haywoo4>
19951 3to«l, Dorferoit^ and Mra, Leach Carkeek, 19969 Soranto, Da*
t r a i t , "
The foregoing i s foirnislisd for yoair information and any action
ap^roooeiafee^ !fo further invaatigative action ia conteaplatgd by
th« Office of Special Invssti^fcidBs in this
t o t
Lt Colonel, USA?
District CccEnander
Ai
i M
^ •
21. - ->.-.••••>••„ - •••
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON .
IN KtPLT
CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED V.'.^r:.
"BY AUTHORITY OF Til.1: DIRECTCT. OF SP^O I;s
BY
KURT K. KUNZE, Capt, USAf
Hhti
UNCLASSIFIED
«TH .,„
5 DEC 1975
TMt INSPECTOR GENERAL. USAF
BICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
BOX 3*8 UFA. DETROIT S3.- MICHIGAN
k August 1952
SPOT BITELLIGENCS REPORT
SUBJECT: Unconventional Type Aircraft
TO: Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters United States Air Force
Washington 25, D. C.
ATTN: Counter Intelligence Division
1. SHQPSIS; Unidentified objects called flying saucers
reported near Oscoda, Michigan. - .^ ~ .
2* PS^AILS; The following a r t i c l e appeared i n the 2ik J u l y 1952
-issue of "The P r e s s , " an Oscoda, Michigan weekly newspaper. The date
of t h e reported sighting was 20 July 1952. •
AT LONG LAST
FLYING SAUC3RS COME TO OSCODA
Oscoda—Flying saucers of one description or another have
been reported i n nearly every s t a t e of the union during the past few-years
and a t l a s t Oscoda has i t s own.
Mrs. Hillard Haywood and her mother, Mrs. L. Carkeek, both
of Detroit, who are vacationing at the Saterlee Cottages on Lake Huron
saw what they believed was a flying disc Sunday night at about 10:30
p.m.
The white l i g h t , when f i r s t noticed, was approaching from t h e
south and-^tr^relirjg--a£^-high-ra^^ direction.
I t appeared directly over the Tawas Point light when first seen and'
appeared to be flashing off and on as i t moved through the sky.
CLASSIFIED
22. ™W*?*?** & &^s*ym>i%+£ri.-t'?v$>£wjn*v v-.-.»*i.tt*{r • - 1
Subj: Unconventional Type Aircraft h Aug 52
nI ran to the beach for a better view of the disc-like object
and stopped to determine if i t was making any noise," Hrs. Haywood said.
"No sound whatsoever accompanied i t s flight," she added.
•The white light around the object appeared to flash on and
off for about every 100 feet, until i t disappeared from view to the
north," concluded Mrs. Haywood. ,
Mrs. Haywood and her raother know that whatever they saw
created the same impression and their descriptions of the flying disc
were identical. *
- The women sighting the object will make a complete report to
the Air Force agency, which investigates "flying saucers" on a nation
wide scale.
3. COHMENTS; Confirmation has been made that there are parties
in Detroit who are vacationing at or near Oscoda, Michigan^ with the
above-mentioned names. The home addresses are: Hrs. ^PMfrW*^BMMWP*
f, Detroit, and Mrs. JtfWHiW M M M l Detroit.
h~ ACTION: Copies of t h i s report are designated for' Commanding
General* Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
(thru DO # 5 ) . In accordance with AFCSI Letter No. 85, dated 23 October
19£0, no investigation will be conducted unless specific request i s
made by competent authority.
Info t o :
CG, A1-1D, Attn: HJIS Lt Col, USAF
District Commander
23. i
IN
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
CLASSIFICATION CANCELLED
BY AUTHORITY ;*••; Til M.:..-:.
TOs
KURZE. USKT 1975 XSTM 0151 HOT
UNCLASSlriED
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL. USAr
OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
X SI« KPA. DETROIT S3. MICHIGAN
h August 19!?2
SPOT INTELLIGENCE REPORT
SUBJECT: Unconventional Type Aircraft
Director of Special Investigations
Headquarters United States Air Force
Washington 2 ^ D. C. •
ATTN: Counter Intelligence Division
1. SYNOPSIS; Mr.
Flint 3* Michigan, reported that on a recent t r i p to Canada he
certain unlcnown, unidentified objects in the sky on 26 July 19f>2 a t
002U hours, EST. (^th Army^Regional Office, Detroit - C-6)
2. DETAILS; Mr. and
Drive, Flint 33 Michigan, were on a weekend t r i p to Canada when they
observed two (2) strange objqcts in the sky at 002U hours, EST, on
26 July 1952. lir. fcHNfiflUft stated that he and his wife were in their
automobile listening to the Democratic Convention when his wife said,
"Look." Immediately he saw two (2) objects i n the sky.
a. The (ffMMps' location at the time was on Canadian Route
Ho. 21, approximately eight (8) miles north of Forest^Ontario, Canada.
They were staying at a motel in Ipperwash Park. Hr. 4MMMPpinpointed
his approximate location as U3 Degrees, 10 Minutes Horth, 82 Degrees
West/
b. The objects appeared, to be two (2) balls ox light that
traveled in a pattern of one trailing the other. They were of a whitish
color and were of the intensity of a bright star or planet. The light
lasted for approximately one and one-half minutes and res a steady light.
Both lights remained visible for the entire period of time. At the time
of the sighting, they were at an 80 degree elevation and disappeared at
UNCLASSIFIED
,
24. Subj: Unconventional Type Aircraft h Aug 52 •
a 60 decree elevation. l-2r.<fMfMPi stated that when he took a nickel
from his pocket and held i t at armTs length the nickel coverecTtihe
area between the two objects. The objects stayed in the same relative
position to each other during the entire period of visibility.^
c. The objects, -when sighted, were west of the. observers and
were flying in a south or southeastern direction. Hr. tfMMMt alleged
they were headed for the Cleveland area instead of the Detroit area.
Visibility was good as there were no clouds in the sky and there was no
moon. There are no cities near, thus no reflected lights. "While sitting
in their automobile, the ^j/jfKtRjs had been watching for falling stars.
They had seen some during the evening, but said they had lasted for only
a few seconds at a time and were of a different color than the uniden-tified
objects.
d. Mr. **4ttM0testated that the unknown objects held their
altitude, which was very high. He did not know what the means of pro-pulsion
was as there was no apparent sound connected with the flight.
The speed of the unknown objects was estimated to be considerably faster
than the 300-l|00 miles per hour of the average commercial airliner.
3. COMMENTS; The observer appeared to be sincere in reporting
these unknown objects to the Air Force. During the World War I I period,
he had served on an aircraft carrier so was familiar with flight patterns
of conventional aircraft at night. Presently, he is the
University of Michigan, with office at
Street, Flint,
Michigan.
k' ACTION; Copies of this report are designated for Commanding
General, Air Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Farce Base, Ohio
(thru DO #J>). In accordance with AFCSI Letter Ho. 85, dated 23 October
19!?0, no investigation will be conducted unless specific request is
made by competent authority.
CG, AI-JC, Attn: 1-1DIS Lt Col, USAF
District Commander
25. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES Al
WASHINGTON
J"
IN •tn.T n>: INV 2U-0-126
THI INSMOOI CENEKAl. UJAr
UTH DISTRICT OFFICE Of SPECIAL IHVESTIOATIOMs
•OX • ! • K*A. DETROIT J>. HICHISAN
3^ December 1956
SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object Possibly Keteor
Observed 18 December 1956, 1930 hours,
Livonia, Michigan
TO: Director, Special Investigations
Headquarters USAF
Washington 25, D. C.
ATTN: Chief, Counterintelligence Division
1. On 19 December 1956, this District Office received a
report of an unidentified flying object sighted at 1930 hours, 18
December 1956, in the sky East by Southeast of Detroit, Michigan,
The object was observed moving in a Northeasterly direction on a
horizontal inclined trajectory. The object was reported by a ]lr,
^MHSWHPHMIfi^HPIIPP^ €HHHBMHNM^» Livonia, lachigan, who described
i t as far away and about the size of a silver dollar held at arm's
length. The object was reported circular with a small conical t a i l
which appeared to be a part of i t . The object was stated to be kelly-graen
and the t a i l yellowish-orange. It was observed for five or
six seconds before i t disappeared similarly as if the light had been
turned off. '
2. Captain EUGENE A. KARBR3CHT, of OSI District Office Nr. 25
reported he was flying in the general vicinity of Detroit in the evening
on 18 December 1956, and observed what he believed to be a larger than
usual meteorite falling in the sky at approximately 150 degrees from -
north and at approximately 1930 hours. Visibility was unlimited at the
tine except for a light haze over the city of Detroit.
3. An article appearing in the Detroit Times on 19 December
1956 stated:
"The Detroit Times received two reports of an unusually
brilliant "shooting star," or meteor, that streaked across the northeastern
slcy at about 7:30 p.m., but professional astronomers here and at the
University of Michigan had no reports. The Washtenaw County Sheriff's *
office reported a whistling noise from the slcy at about the same time,
26. V.
2£th Dist 031 (IG) INV 2U-0-126 Sub j : Uhidentified Flying Object Possibly
Keteor Observed 18 December 1956, 1930 hours, Livonia, Michigan, 21 Dec %
but Selfridge AFR officers said an unusual number of planes had been
engaged in night maneuvers and that the sound probably was that of a jet."
U. It i s believed probable that the unidentified flying object
reported by Mr. 4tfflKM0^-s ^e same as that observed by Captain HAH3HECHT,
and that reported in the Detroit Times. No further action is contemplated
by this District Office.
F. P. DUNNimsON, JR.
Colonel / / . ^
Distri ct-Xofmnander
- 2 i-
27. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON
. . . . - • ••> •
TO:
SUBJECT:
TO:
THE INSPECTOR «ENERAL. OSAr
itTH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
•OX » ! • RPA. DETROIT 3». MICHtCAN
21 December 1956
Weather Balloon Reported 18 December 1956
at Ma comb County, Michigan as UFC3
Director , Special Investigations
Headquarters U5AF
Washington 25, D. C.
ATTN: Chief, Counterintelligence Division
1. On 18 December 1956, at 0305 hours,-.an unidentified object was
reported to this District Office by Special Agent ED KASON, Detroit
Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, to the effect that lor. and
reported an unidentified object in the sky in the vicinity of St. Clair
Shores, Michigan. Inquiry revealed the observer saw an unidentified
object in the sky N3 of her position at approximately 0230 hours on 18
December 1956. Object moved to S33 direction from observer and disappeared.
Observer watched the. object for approximately one (1) minute. Initial
inquiry further revealed a weather balloon with a light attached was
released approximately 3/U of a mile HE of observer's',position at the
approximate time of observation.
2, In view of. the coinciding time and distance factors in this
instance, i t is logical to assume that the UFCB reported was the weather
balloon released. Ho further action is contemplated by this District
Office.
K
F. P.
Colonel
District
UNCLASSIFIED
28. 25th District OSI (IG) USAP
Self ridge AFB, Michigan
5 Ho vastier 1
Pile: 25D 2^-0-161
SUBJECT:. S i t t i n g of
•'»!>'• » ' I *
Hours 2a Octo"ber 1958
Detroit, Michigan
TO;
Selfridge Air Force Base,
Kicbigart
1. Reference i s inade to telexaicaiic report of sigpating of
ujaidexttified flying object rendered fry this district office 2V October
1953. . •
2. The following iufoxTastion was received telepiionicaLly by OSI
Betactaaent 2501 at 1?55 hours 2.h October 1958:
1. Description of the Object
a- Bound
"b. Softball or Basketball -_
c. Eed ' • ~i-?
a* One (1)
/
f. Slcv, gloving flash.
g» Hone .
h. Jet aircraft scxind "but louder tii&o. us"ual
i . Hone
Descriprtloa of Course of Obj
a. 2ha loud aircraft rsoise
o« IJot known
c. i-Joving Soutix toward Detroit River
/
e. Faded otrfc^ P
f. Xjh t o l / 2 laimrfca
3- I«!annex of Observation
a. Ground visual
"h.. Hone
0. .IT/A
29. OSI DIST, FILE 2k-O-l6l, SUBJECT: Sitting of UFO 15^5 Hour3 26
October 19 53 Detroit, Michigan 5 November 1 ^
TMae aod Pate of
a.
b. Bay
la Eastern Detroit
South of Warren Avenue
East of Chalnters
West of Outer Drive
Horth of Kack Avenue
oct 53)
«»!».»•. ' 4 »
Student State University
7. Weather and Wirsda
a. Poor visibility
b» Overcast, raiay
8- H/A
9- H/A
3» Source advised
disappeared*
the red flask disappeared the
k» At l£l5-hours 26 October 1958 the source again contacted the
writer aa& stated he had heard that an-aircraft had crashed in East
Detroit*
i ...
5.' 15ie above i s furnished purs-uarrt t a the provisions of A?R 2CO2
dated p Fetxruary 195$ as anwsiaded.
District Cooiaiander
30. JUL 1353
SUBJECT Flying Object
2150 tex**, 16 JuLy 1953
Coster
Air Fcaraa Base,
la
ves round and
aectton
AFB
ssoadl j&£$ed object, ii^rt
in a
in
direction
ttoafc Qttjnct UMI not a lulling star or any oti»r type of
July
^ It I II III dl 4 1 |>|| ^J» •W^.
(1) &M0B» rouad.
(2) 3i«es aboat the size of a cOne beld act ara'o
31. : f, —•
hours, 13 July vy
(3) Color; oiiwer with two
(**•} Ho ox1 otboi*
oa case side of i t .
1 ** f^catxixes
h.
ofeBozved*
ieacripfcxca of toe course of tfee
aVSHHHMHHBUBL f i r s t mmr i t la t i »
va» oft • ^5 dBSsev of alevwtloo, ewer
jBKtely one-half nile fxaa do«a-
Oetrult la • aootli vast
objftct •A YtUwnnfc hnnic <KT
Tlsse tnddate of
(1)
(2)
, id
iMptsoit* at
16, 9t»
tb«t tbexe neie acrae
vt«T8 weace «i«£bl» over
t o «tftlmnftft the aLtl-ta
^tjnior ye«r of
32. 25th Diatrle* r
*"r '"
e. Description of tbe object;
(i) Bound, oar
(2) Abact Vom else of a dim lield at asms length*
(3) colcxr vlth two ligjsfe codoxed apote
—efr ottoer co the aldeg oftfae object*
or otter dii
observed i t i a
w '•^^^a^yi^yk^fla__
object
ml).
to wsfft, eowth
m
«• 40007 Of
cloud* J&sfe ae it passed
Ibr a period of 15 to 25
J9O 3J3JmRB1WTi?fl O3?
of
M
(2)
hooi», Detroit local tiae, Id July 1958-
33. h District CS1 {IS> USA?,
- w-^ *»_w m- t •
Air Force Scapu Michigan,
2 T. - -
bis
(1 advised thct tbexe ^=*ere sooe
a but be was unable to edtisate their
Ibc «rt«xa Here visible over down-town
Detroit.
vaa Intcrvi««e4 act
COB
to hia, nI wasn't oatsxt
In the U.S. Artsy
2i0
no fwUser sstioa la
34. 1958
DEC 797T
SU2JSCT: Unidentified Filing Object' (UFO)
x 0155 Hour», 15 August 195^
ySoutiifield, Michigan
Air Force Base
1. At 0200 hoars, 15 August 1
0159
Doty Agent ?BKD A. ZIERK, t h l a o f f i c e ,
Augast 1958, J]fifl|SiHPȣBC3t out of ted t o have a
out of h i s vixt&am aod observed « a Uaideatified Flyiag
v
that bs ol»er?ed a tad^tit, reddish colored
e l a t l» directiott of South to ^arth la tte sicy.
the «fe«JMt VM Tory bi^t in the afcy end oovine «t
Itie aoogXe of tbe axioutli of the iffX>, according
t ^5° from hl« riidev&e. WHp^
«t tea's atiigUu He decl
nat« period of ftor
to tbs c-ii^i and
V the object for an appraxl- /
that he
at Jfalch tiae It appeared to have'fallen/
MP adrisod that there vetre BO after
after the UFO dtaappeared.^BBI^related that his wife also
witnessed this OTD, and he opined that i t vas not, a "flying saucer* "r
that a Hiie s i t e i s located la tbe proximity of
his dwOliag. Be aedared thst he thoxt^zt at firtrt tize UFO may hasre
ori^Losted from this site. Us also indicated that the UFO s^peered to
har» fallen to toe earth in the yicinity of US zh (Telegropti Hoad) and
report Is eubaitted for your information and such action
pursuant to AFR 200-2.
UNCLASSIFIED
35. 25th District OSI (IG) USAF, file 25D-2^~112, Sub,?: Unidentified Flying
Object (U70), 0155 Hours, 15 August 1958, Soutlifield, Michigan - SPECIAL
3. With the s-utanu.3sion of this report, this matter is considered
closed in tie files of this office.
h. This letter is classifie
ized disclosure of investigative
preclude unauthor-
Dir CSI (ZI)
District Canaan
36. SUBJECT: Unidentified Flying Object
•v 2125 Hours, 16 August 1953
fo Michigan.
TO; Ccnmaacber
Selfrldge Air Fcxrce Base
1. At 1330 hours, 18 August 1958, Mr* « • • . • • • ,,
Street, Birmingham, Michigan, office telephone: KSnwood 2-fcooo,
telephonlcally advised Special Agent H. K. MdEVHT of this office, that
at approximately 2125 hours on 16 August 1953, he observed a lighted,
ooving object at approximately 45°> 20 minutes, Horth, moving in an East-
Southeast direction. 40VNfc stated that the object was in his sight for
three (3) or four (k) minutes 'before i t faded over the horizon, and that
the light Dould fade and then return t o the brightness of a secondary
star.
2.- It is noted that the above tinje and date of sighting corresponds
closely with the newspaper account of when "Sputnik #3" would pass aver*
3. This report i s submitted for your information.and such action
as deened necessary pursuant to ASH £00-2.
h. With the submission of this report, this matter i s considered
closed in the files of this office.
5* TbJ.3 letter i s classified BflflWIUWMftiAL to preclude unauthorized
disclosure of investigative information.
Dir
37. V
16 7efcruary 1959
Conmander
Selfridge Air Force Base
Michigan
1. The attached memorandum dated I* February 1959 w-s received
froia the Detroit Division, Federal Uureau of Investigation.
2. This meBore-ndun i s furnished for your information and such
action as deeaed necessary pursuant to A7R 200*2.
3« So further- inveetigation
the matter i s considered "CLOSED"
1 Incl
ccs Mr OSX (ZI) v/Xnel
contanplated, and
this office.
USA?
Di»trict Commander
iv>
20 FEB 1959 -i>.
PT I'iT^J ^
38.
39. 25D 2^.0-70
KtfRT K. KU?*ZE, Capt, USAF
Historian 5 DEC 1975
17 April 1959
SUBJECT: (U) UHKNOVfl SU3J?«C?(S)r Unidentified Flying
Objects Sited at Dotroit, Michigan, li> April
195*
TO: Commander
1st Fighter Wing (Air Defense)
ATTHi Director of Operations
Selfrldgs Air Fore* Bass, Michigan
!• This latter is srobnitted in accordance with A$R 200-2, dated
5 February 1958*
AtJL225 hours, 15 April 1959* May
_ Streett Detroit, Michigan, Telephone; QgQg
talepbonlcully advis«d that on or about 2100 hours v V* April 1959*
was »» SeTaora Street, Detroit, Michigna, with tyo_(2) of his friends
vhen they obevrrred orange glows in the eJcy, ^MMiMM^ stated that ths
glows were about the size of a star and that they were traveling at the
speed of a jet aircraft* Both glows vere tr&yeltng in a northerly direc-tion,
and they were in eight for epproxiaately two (2) oinutes. Soxtrce
advised one (1) glov appeared to be fifty (50) lengths behind the other.
Source failed to observe any discernible features or details; and no sound
was heftrd* Source stated that he had seen aircraft flying at ni^ht be-fore*
and these gloy* did not readable anything he had seen before.
Source ndvised that visibility was good, and he did not notice any clouds
In the sky*
3» Ho further action is contemplated by this office in this
fc. This letter is classified COJfFTDSSTlAL to preclude tmnutho^^
disclosure of investigative1 Information* «> ^•fK
Dir
Lt, Colonel,
District
40. DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 2$, D. C.
UNCLASSJF52D
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: 25D INV 24-0-171
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL, USAF
25TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL I NYEST.'SATJ CMS
SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE BASE, MICHIGAN
26 MAY 1959
SUBJECT: UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OSJECTTJ(UFO), SIGHTED (U)
1225 HOURS, 25 APRIL I95^WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP,
MICHIGAN F
-A
o
Q
o
TO: COMMANDER
663T AIRCRAFT CONTROL AND
WARNING SQUADRON
ATTN: INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE BASE, MICHIGAN
I. CONFIRMING TELEPHONE CONVERSATION BETWEEN CAPTAIN
VOGEL, ASSISTANT OPERATIONS OFFICER, 661ST ACWRON AND
SPECIAL AGENT R. K. COULTER or THIS OFFICE CONCERNING
THE ABOVE SUBJECT, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION I S HSUB-MITTCD:
A* DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT:
(1) SHAPE - CIRCULAR*
(2) SIZE COMPARED TO A KNOWN OBJECT HELD IN THE
HAND AT ARMS LENGTH - 6S INCHES IN DIAMETER.
COLOR - BRIGHT
NUMBER OBSERVED - ONE (it).
FORMATION - N/A,
DISCERNIBLE FEATURES - NONE.
TAIL, TRAIL, OR EXHAUST - NONE*
SOUND - NONE HEARD*
OTHER UNUSUAL FEATURES - MOVING
CLASSIFICATION
BY AUTHORITY OF T_-i- ^--.
BY
41. B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECT:
( ! )
SAW
•_« w •<* »*
C T •
•» • n u
(2) 03JECT WAS IN LEVEL FLIGHT, HEIGHT U
TRAVELING !N A NORTHERLY DIRECTION WHEN FIRST OBSERVED*
(3) OBJECT CONTINUED IN LEVEL FLIGHT IN NORTHERLY
DIRECTION UNTIL OUT OF SIGHT.
(H) MANEUVERS OF OBJECT - NOME.
(3) MANNER OF DISAPPEARANCE * DISAPPEARED FROM
LIKE 9F SIGHT OVER TREES.
(6) LENGTH OF TIME IN SIGHT - MOMENTARY*
c. MANNER or OBSERVATIONS
(1) GROUND - VISUAL.
(2) NO OPTICAL AIDS USED.
TIME ANQ DATE or SIGHTIMSI
(0 1225 HOURS, 25 MAY 1959,
(2) LIGHT COMOITIOMS -DAY, CLEAR.
LOCATION OF OSSERVCR:
MlCHIQAH
« *
V. BLOOMFIELO
AGE
HOUSEVt FE.
ON OF OBSERVER: MR!
W, BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN,
G. WEATHER AND WINDS:
(l) VISIBILITY - UNLIMITED.
( 2 ) CtOUO COVER * SCATTERED TO NONE.
2 . MR* J f l N H M M H l P f t OBSERVER'S HUSBAND, ADVISED THIS
OFFICE THAT IN THE EVENT AN I NTERVI_E_¥_&C-!U S.WI
31 RED, THAT HE BE CONTACTED AT
TO MAKC THE ARRANGEMENTS.
42. 3« THIS CORRESPONDENCE IS CLASSIFIED
F u I* v u y :- ^ v <i /*u i n , .ZSD D i 5 C L C 3 U ft c O " i H V £ 5 T i G £ T i V £ i a
Z. PRATER
LT. COLONEL, USAF
DISTRICT COMMANDER
COPY TO: .'" Di R OSI
cr DIV
r
43. June 1959
Unidentified Flying Object (UFO), Sighted (U)
0305 Z hours, 13 June 1959^&dison Heights, Mich.
oSlst Air craft Control" & Wa:
Attn: Xntelligence Officer
Selfridge Air Force Base
Michigan
CLASSIFICATION
K4 or
BY __JaiRTXKUNZE,.C3ptfUSAF-Historiaa
DATE
1. Coa^Lrming telepbao* coaversatloa between 1st Lt. Levia Libeagood,
66lst ACWIKDN end Special Agent James Barton of thia office concerning
the above subject; the following infomaatioa i s submitted:
a. Rescriptlcaa of the objects
(1) Shape - round.
(2) Siae ccsEpared to a known object held in the hand at anas
length. - penny.
(3) Color - pure vhite.
(k) dumber observed - one (l).
(5) Foraation - n/a.
(6) Discernible featuren - none.
(?) Tail, trail, or exhaust - none.
(3) Sound - whistling (airplane vithout engine).
(9) Other unr*renal features - none.
b. Description of course of object;
(1) Observer heard object.
(2) Object vaa traveling directly downward.
(3) Object vas traveling directly downward.
(h) Maneuvers of object - none.
UNCLASSIFiED
• J
44. 25th OSI District (IG) USAF, file lift "25^0-173, SubJ: Unidentified Flying
Object (UFO), Sighter (U) 0305 Z tours, 18 June 1959, Madison Heights, Mich.,
h June 1959
roof.
(5) ^!aaner of disappearance - disappeared behind house
c<
) length of tire in sight - 10 seconds.
o? Observation:
(1) Ground - visual.
(2) No optical aids used,
d. 7ii35 suid date of sighting:
(1) 0305 Z hours, IS June 1959.
(2) I»i£it coodltlaas, night*
e» Location of observer:
IdentlTicafcion of observer: Mr*
Jiadlson Height^ Kichigaa
years,
-?!adiaon EeigWat, MlcMgaa, electrical engineer.
advised this office^ that lathe
deaircd he could be contacted at ^MBilflMHW ext*
2. 15ais doetca^txt la claaai
closure of lirve«tigative inf<
* CoXcael,
District Cocstander
an interview va»
hone
to pi
<?
^
<2.
Copy to:
Dlr OSI
F02
45. T O
-768 !
E H T OF THE A3R FORCE
t l UNITED STATES Alfe FORCE
25. D. C.
UNCLASSIFIE_ D_ THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
25TH DISTRICT OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATION
SELFHIOGE AIR FORCE OASE. MICHIGAN '
APR 6 i960
(U) Ui-ilENTiFIED FLYING OBJECT (UFO); f 3RAN
TO. DIR C3i :;fJSAF)(CI
I . ATTACHED IS A
2. THE DETROIT DI V
TH I
TWO
TUR
TO THE C
3U L L E T i ?4
L. i / -^ * • * ; •«•"
5 U R B l N G THE S ! UH I ING OF A UFO
G R A N D B L A N C , M I C H I G A N , ON 2 I rE3
J S | o i , F B I , TELEPHONI CALLY
T H ,
SO » » c N E W S CLI P P I N G S C O N C E R N I N G
: ! " ! ? ! > IN THE FLINT JOURNAL, OATE-
3.
UFO SIGHTING WHKH
^/:..^ C H ' W J E rURHISHEO TH , S OFFICE
. O ^ r B I . O H 31 MAR ! ^
; vMc r T E N
F O R W A R D E D 5 F N C A s
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! . FBI MEMO, OTD. 9 HAR
COLON z-Ji U.S. AIR FORC
COMMAND ER
I CLASSIFICATION" CA?"
j BY AUTHOR:: * c:' .
2. NEWS CL PPINGS fROM
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"""'"DA::::
5 DEC 1975
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t/p in Ah
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dri«>an Pennsylvania Ave.
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49. T COPY
Grand Blanc,
March 22, 2960
Mr* £«. Eisenhower, President U,S.A.
Washington, D.C.
Dear President Eisenhoweri
As I can't find out any information from anyone, I am
writing to you*
The first part of March I turned over to the F.B.I, a
colored transparency of the moon and a unidentified
flyin$ abject for identification. Up to this point I
have mat been able to locate where it is except that it
is supposed to be in the proper hands.
Quoting from :-a letter of March 14, from Major Donald 8.
Keyh**m *trom past experience with photographic evidence,
we cimmider it unlikely that you will ever see your pic-ture
Also, from other U*F*O. societies I have received the
same perdictions*
I would like the assurance that this colored transparency
will be returned to me within a short tine, as it would
be financially profitable in the pursuit of my hobby,
(camera* and equipment).
I am enclosing a clipping from The Detroit Times in re-gards
to this item.
Bespectfully yours,
JPP/rp
Enci 1
TRUE COPY
50. ^jfc^flKagamran;
F*Sday and
picture JoifrSB^ed last
k on the secmid night
nearer ta t|&ea*atthatt the A grandfather at 44,
he has^een^c^some
4r searchfor>*n"
DE^KOIT
Detroit, Mich.
( ) Detroit Free Press
Editor: Lee Hills
( ) Detroit News
Editor: Martin S. Hayden
(x/Dstroit Ti^=>3
Editor: John C. Manning
Editor:
Edition:
Pa rer _J Col: _L
Tit.i-2 • of Case :
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51. 2 5D INV SH-O-!73
CLASSIFICATION
BY AUTHORITY 07
(5) r»««*ti»«
OMCIASSIRED (O
52. (3)- ^v!Ci5.£ OF SJ.EVA7IC-?! ASS AJJ-^UTH OT Q3JCCT U
Ot SAPf»SAaIaC£ WAS APPROXIMATELY PARALLEL WITH THE SA3TM
STRAIOHT FLIGHT; ao MANEUVERS or
i
MAHMCft OF Dl3APPCARAMCE - DtSA^PEASCD BEHIND
( 6 ) LEM8TH OF TlWt 1M 3I«MT - Si X (6) (7)
ۥ MAMMCII or
( ! ) QROUN» VISUAL.
( 2 ) N* OPTICAL AI»S USCB.
». TlHC AHO OATt Or SlftHTtttOt
(I) <»Q0 Z Nouns, 23 st^ 1959
{2) LtOMT COMOITIONS - DA»K A«B CtCAft
t* V»<ATIO» Or O«S(»VEt - 576^ BCACOMSMCLI, DCTtOIT,
r. locBTirieATioii or ALL
AGC ADDRESS
Aooacas
8* WlATHCIl AttO VlMOSt
(0 VlltllUTY -
(2) AnottUT or cwouft covca *
OCCUPATION
STUOCMT -
OCHttY HiOH
SCHOOL
STOOIHT
DCTHOIT 3»»T.
or TCCHMOLOOT
BAO TCMOCII AT
CTKOtT, MlCMIQAl
53. 2* TH£ ABOVE |»F0RNATlON IS SUBHlTTEO PURSUANT TO THE
PROVISIONS or ArR 200-2.
3. THIS OOCUMEHT IS CLASSI F I £P"<|lilH8lfcUTt*> TO PRECLUDE
0ISCL08URE OF I NVE^TIttATfVE-18F0RMATI
' STANLEYS. 32APIEL
CoLOHEt, U.S. AIR Fenct
D» STSICT COMMANDER
COPY :
DIR 031 (ZI)
54. • "V v'""* •" '*
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE V
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATESMR FORCE
TH| 1HSPECTC» OEWi: •";*!.. DSAf
• 1 . 0 0 , ' V •.;.
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55. 25TH OSI DISTRICT fIG) USAF
UNCLASSIFIED
0-! 32
Bt
OBJECT
AGE (UNK),4
1 0 NOV 1959 /
HRS> 5 Nov 1959* SIGHTED
DETROIT, MICHIGAN
COMMANOrS
1ST FICHTIER WING
ATTNs OPERATIONS OFFICER
SELFRIOCE AIR FORCE BASE
MICHIGAN
I. RcrCRCNce is MADE TO TELEPHONE
WINS OPERATIONS OrncER, SELFRIOQE
HOPKINS OF THIS DISTRICT OFFICE IN
CITED 0CLOV WAS FURNISHED.
CALL TO MAJOR LA GROE,
AFB> at SPECIAL AGENT
WHICH THe INFORMATION
RADIO
2. ON 5 Nov 1959 AT 1S55 HOURS, MR.
STATION WXY2, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, TELEPHONED A
REPRC5ENTA-
TIVE OF THISJPtSTRICT OFFICE TO ADVISE THAT
^tfHMMMMt, DETROIT* MICHIGAN, HAD CALLED THE VXYZ
RAOfo STATION, STATING THAT HE HAD OBSERVED AN UNIDENTIFIED
OBJECT FLY ACROSS THE FACE Of .THE MOON AT APPROXIMATELY
1800 HOURS, 5 Nov 1959* ^MMMWi >p£WT,LLl
rM£p AS A YQUHa
IN TURN, VERIFIED SEE I NO THE OBJECT. BOTH INDIVIDUALS
FURTHER ADVISED THAT THEY OBSERVED THE OBJECT GO ACROSS
THE FACE OF THE MOON TWICE, PERIODICALLY SPURTING FLAMES*
3. THE A80VE IS FORWARDED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
AFR 200-2. NO FURTHER ACTION IS CONTEMPLATED SY THI 3
DISTRICT OFFICE. ^
ASTANLEY WT SZAPI
COLONEL, U.S. AIR FORCE
DISTRICT COMMANDER
UNCLASSIFI
COPY TO:
OIR OSI (Z!)
0 ^l^-lf ...rv*
56. R6PUY TO
ATTN OFl
SUSJECTl
DEPARTMEMT OF THE AIR FORCE1
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 25. D. C
250 24-0-159
THE INSPECTOR GENERAL USAF
23TH DISTRICT. OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS
SELFRIDGE AIR FORCE BASE, MICHIGAN
APR 2 6 19S0
(U) UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT (UFO
GRAND BLANC, MiCH!GAN
DIR 05i (USAF) (Cl DIVISION)
I. R Z ' E S E N C E I S M A D E T O L E T T E R , T H I S D I S T R I C T O F F I C E ,
S U 3 J E C T A N D F I L E A S A B O V E , D A T E D 6 A.P R [ J o O ,
2. OH 2! APR i960, ^ P B P ^ A R R I VED AT SELFRIOGE AF3,
MfCHiGA.V, AND R E Q U E S T E D THAT HIS P H O T O G R A P H S B E
R E T U R N E D TO H I M . H E E S T A B L I S H E D C O N T A C T WITH MAJOR
LOUIS W. KUPPERSM1TH, DIRECTORATE or OPERATIONS, 1ST
FIGHTER WING. MAJOR KUPPER3MITH ADV I S C D ^ Q B ^ THAT
H I S P H O T O G R A P H S W E R E BEING E X A M I N E D AT W R I G H T - P A T T E R S O N
AFB.
3. ATTACHED is A COPY OF AN A R T I C L E WHICH APPEARED I N
THE 2.h 4"FR 1 9 ^ 0 13SUE OF THE DETROIT SUNDAY TlMES,
SUBSEQUENT T O i ^ H M k V I SI T TO SELFRIDGE AFB. THE
ARTICLE t S 3EING FORWARDED FOR I N C L U S I O N - I N YOUR F I L E S .
k. THIS CORRESPONDEKC E f s CLA^SSTF 1
TO
P R E C L U D E U N A U T H O R I Z E D D I S C L O S U R E O F
! N F 3 R M A T 5 0 N .
5TANLEY//V/~3ZAF!£L"
COLONEL, U.S. A I R FORCE
COMMANDER
ATCK
ARTICLE, DETROIT TIMES,
RE: 3U3JECT
•JNiTF'j STilESAIR FORCE
MAY 3
i
57.
58. lunaMhotk f8flhit.tilghi Joe
notified JLhe amall object. Upffl .s
fippeared to have'a cicme ftrifif
)
green glow.
•Joe's friend* Kald it'lookecL'f-like
a "flying saucer.1'
It t r e a t e d qui(e a *ll i
Around the pirn place, wittyt"^~g^Xr..i .
peared taking people .. witlt
pictures of unidentified m$
Ing objects to turn them oyci:
to the iir. force. :;...• ; |>|;
CALlKD the
about his moon shot With thii
'object" in it. - ^;
Tvo agents came to the
little side street pizza place l<
look at the slides. > -f>|
"They watched the i)ldes?
Perryitld, "and whrn 'tnj
#ae frith the thing on It canii
4tt they got excited, jumplf)[
i i p ind took that one and aii!<
•ther one. They wld lhe|
were lendlnj; them to Wait
outtftbeVi'iti*
dent;; Eisenhower; aftefji|tew
weeks^^tetllinigiPthej. Pdrjsidllrlft
that jveoplesaidi hej'^butdn
the form of; tvro f
who made three trips Wi.hi«
restaUrint two ^eekks ago''iritd
fihaUy^otitacted
"They didn't say i
about bringing them b'acii|
anfl thrn 1 started -gctUflil
lettMi from pc^le « ? ' i T ^ r i h f y returned to Jo^i
JS SJmrKS" *$W*#. ^''i^^^^^^^i^^M
^}OK SAW HE became '^*»t'i'i"*^K*"--*iii«t'^ - i.;i<: !*!/<• hi .&!Uil^J!^IIfsw!fkiiH?iif'iiifiH'ira
more concerned over hi<
turrs when an tniripnliliedi -He tfcked about tM ilidi
Flying Object croup wnnifd again. The
fo buv Jij.<; rights to the slides wrr* Ju»t rc*>mr the rhes-court
at the ITFO Center o
to eel, in* snurcrv ^iMjil'-Thel .told hT1.
turr» bick! . '•-—"•-•* ' '•,-" 'tinn(hreiit"namc!: to
59. AFCSI-oD/Capt Johns on/jeb/3924/15 Apr 60
rewrtn/Capt Johnson/.ieb/892L/22 Apr 6C
3AFQI
1* The Federal Bureau of Investigation, by memorandum dated 9 March
I960, advised thi« Headquarters that Mr. <tf*WMP*ft **********
Street, Grand ELano* Michigan took some photograph* of the noon
through a. taunade telescope at 0100, 21 February i960* After develop-ing
the ££&t and. preparing his slide*, ^BJpfenoticed on two of the slides
what agpassad to hiarto be a flying object. After enlarging the par-ticular
HesitlTegj 'JMMBfstated the object thereon appeared to be flat
on the feot&n* oval in" shape and to have a fluorescent glow* He said
the object na» evidently moving feegauae the photograph shoved what
appeared '-feat be a vapor trail. WHfrnlaastated that due to his thirty
yean* of eaqpeadtsic* in photography, during which he baa taken over a
*K«n«-Tjd j&9ftogr»j&a edT the aoon^ he i s sure that, what appears en the
i» iwtaally * flying objeot end not a malfunatloo of thgoamera.,
a blur oti ld^» telescope*^ er the result of faultyy developpin^g. dHBh»
the pit3tur«a ttottugh hist hctaeaade telescope,
MH l the tohottutrachia slides in
g , toy »emoranduai dated $ Mu*ch
I960, fuiatetied the feregoln^ inforBjatioa and photographic alide» to
the CormTwIeT, OSI Biat*iot Hr. 25, S«Ofridge Air Force Ba««, Kiohi^n
^he in torn fo2ward«d the inforaation and alidea to the CcBsaiader,
Selfri<tga i l ? Foree Base, Hichigaii in accordance with the preeeduree
set forth Xa APE 200-2. ,
3* Attached for your information and any action deeasd appropriate is
a copy of a letter froa the Federal Bureau of Investigation, dated
6 April I960 and a copy of a letter dated 31 March I960, which vas
addressed to President Eisenhower by JHH|* 031 District Nr, 25 has
advised thft a^^y^>3eliridg« AFB, of £ N f s a l^rrh letter.
^ P 3 ^ *% APR 2 • • ' - • ?
it. Johnson
60. AFC3I-6D/Capt Johnson/jeb/8924/28 Apr 60
AFCSI-6D
MAY 2 1350
SAFOI
1. Befartnca 1» xaada to latter this Haadquartara, dated 26 April
6 , concerning capticnod indivldmL*
2. Attached for your further iztforaatim and any action
.appropriate la a copy of a letter IfcoK th* Faderal Bureau of lnr«»-
f tdgatlon, dat#d 21 ApriX I960, idtfe two attaetafcata.
3* It la Y«<juttat«d that >m b» toggUhad a copy of any corr%*pond«nc«
forwopdod by joor of£ie« t « 4 H 0 | ia ovctar that thia H«4quart«r«
nay ccnply vlth th* r*qoa»t sat forth In paragraph 2 of tho atta«fc*d
l»tt<r, dat«a a j i ^ ^ O
4* Bo lav««tigati0n I s balng ecndooUd
GILBERT E. LSVY
Chief, Counterintelligence Division
Ijirectorate of Special Investigations
Ihe Inspector Genera!
TBL Use,
OSI
Gapt
•tfaj^lsen mU&
£ 3
t
63. 25T* dlSFRTCT
2 7 JUL 1960
25 D 24-O- .2 c
Plying Obj< Lghting, 2110 hours, 26 July
1.
of
27 July, 1960,
Avenue, Detroit,
this District
unidentified flying object; at O & O
gleaned telophonlcally frc«
to AFR 200-2, as followat
iption of ths object
- circular - flat on
Slssr - between a quarter and a nlcXel If
nsld at arms length
(3) Bright unite - steady
(4) Only one (1)
(5) one only
(6) |k>.other details .
(7) So trail, tail or exhaust:
(8) BO sound
(9) Ho sual features
64. Description o£ course of object
(2)
(3)
looking in
At about a 45 degree angla toward the
eastern horizon
not see disappearance - watched object
for soxsut ten minutes, than vent to get
his telescope -took about five minutes -
when again locfeod in area vhere last seen,
object was gone - scanned sky, but all
(4) cfeject traveling in a louthwest direction,
was northeast of the Horth star at what
appeared to be slightly less than an arm* a
10 wiimt
•anner of observation
?i»e and date of sighting
(1) At approximately 9*10 P.M., 26 July 1960
(2) Clear - clouds in South - darX
e* Qtoknovn except address, 3413 Ferry Ave., Detroit,
» Clvilltsm. - age 14,
Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, school* Tel Nr
Clear - d< in sooth - dark - no wind
(1) Good visibility
(2) As stated
