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Adventure Magazine, December 1957
· December 1957

This document is not a pulp magazine but rather official U.S. Air Force record cards from Project 10073 (Blue Book), the military's UFO investigation program. The cards contain standardized reports of unidentified aerial object sightings from 1957, submitted by civilian observers. Records describe sightings in Wayne, Michigan, documenting observation dates, times, locations, witness descriptions, and official conclusions. Observers reported a round white object resembling a light bulb or ball of fire, observed for approximately 15 minutes, moving upward and downward. The Air Force concluded the sightings were "probably balloon" or "probable aircraft." Forms request witness information, educational background, and estimations of speed and distance.
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