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Project Blue Book file, 9 December 1965 fireball

U.S. Air Force (hosted by The Black Vault) · 37 pages · text by GLM-OCR

This U.S. Air Force Project Blue Book case file, hosted by The Black Vault, covers a fireball seen on 9 December 1965 over Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Canada, and concludes it was a meteor. It holds memos on calls about Acme, Pennsylvania, where a search from the Oakdale Radar Site found nothing, plus letters from witnesses and a photographer. It also includes a Sky and Telescope article on the Great Lakes fireball and letters identifying material found in Lapeer County as chaff.

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from Washington D.C called to find out information as to the sighting from Acme, Pennsylvania. Major told him that the sighting took place at 4:15 on 9 November in the afternoon. (2115 Zulu) Major told that a photographer in Michigan was able to take a picture. This photographer is from Royal Oaks. He also told the Dr that a search was made in attempt to recover the object. The search ended unsuccessfully at 0200.

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