HARBOR SPRINGS, MICHIGANJanuary 1958

Unidentified

Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from HARBOR SPRINGS, MICHIGAN in January 1958. The full case file (3 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 31.

Reported location

HARBOR SPRINGS, MICHIGAN

Date of incident

January 1958

State / country

MI / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unidentified

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 31

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

Transcribed text

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
8 Jan 58

2. LOCATION
HARBOR SPRINGS, MICHIGAN
NE of Petoskey, Mich.

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local [blank]
09/00427Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X Ground-Visual
Ground-Radar
Air-Visual
Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes
XNo

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
3 mins

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
NE to SW

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Rnd, obj changing colors in order - green, red, orange, & white

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
X Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other___
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
The observer probably saw an a/c on SW heading w/navigation lights flashing.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 24 SEP 51)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28976585

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Places

airway south Blue 3 HARBOR SPRINGS, MI HARBOR SPRINGS, MICHIGAN MICHIGAN NE of Petoskey, Mich.

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1958 1958-01-01 8 Jan 58 JAN 9 0530'58