Project Blue Book file, part 1

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3. An amber-colored object was observed visually with 7 X 90 binoculars near the horizon towards E. 82. This object, the apparent size of a pinhead, remained in sight for approximately 1 hour.

4. Two pilots of a local AF interceptor squadron who were vectored to the area returned after a 45 minute search. Nothing found. Both stated, however, that there was a bright star in the horizon East of Pentwaters, that could have been mistaken for a UFO by visual observers.

5. Ground observers reported an annual amount of "shooting stars" in the sky during this period.

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This is confirmed by the original report BOI-405, which states that the radar sightings occurred at a later time than the ground sightings. Connects, on the basis of specific aspects of each sighting:

Radar: The widely divergent tracks and speeds observed on the scopes (SW to NE, E to W, SE to NW, and 60 to 4000 MPa), the sudden appearing, disappearing, intermittent stopping, starting and remaining motionless, and other erratic behavior of blips to characteristic of weather returns and changing atmospheric conditions. This can often be confusing to trained operators, and does not imply lack of capability of reporting personnel.

Visual Ground: It should be noted that the visual sighting by the control-tower chief, using 7 x 30 binoculars, was of an amber-colored object between 10 to 40 degrees above the horizon towards the SE.

The observer further stated that this object contained in sight for approximately