An FBI memo from 1958 reporting a UFO sighting by a Detroit man who described a "circular object with a crystal-type dome," and recommending that the information be forwarded to "proper air force authorities."
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.Office Memorandum • uNITED sTATEs aovERNMENT
TO
SAC, ":>ETROIT
DATE :
April 17, 19~8
FROM
SA RC>B.J::RT "'10S
R~YNOLDS
SUBJECT :
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~co~ta , Detroit , Michig an, r elep hone
No .
- 7546, telephonically a dvise ri t hi~ off ice at h:08 . . ,..,..,
today , that
e ba a jugt s e en an ob j e ct in the ~ky 1escrihed a~ a
circular ob j e ct with a crystal- type 0ome t hat reflect e d light! .
He ~aid this ob ject wa! pas~ing in a northern direction from
southwest and cros se d t he City three block~ south of Six Mi l e
at Lamphere Street .
1ri/EAVER a dvised that he atterr1pted to call Selfridg e Fie l d
to p,et in touch with the Air ~orce but hi ~ at t empts
were un
proiucti ve .
He t hen called the off ice t o f urn t s h t he a bove
information.
~EAVER sat i he wa~ ?3 years of age , wa~ t he ~on of a Detroi t
policeman, and that he had previous exp erience wtth t he Civil , ir
Patrol ( CAP) ; however , he wa~ not too familiar with the l denti
fication of aircraft .
1EAV~R st ated he was on hi~ way home from
his employment in ,)etroit when he ohcerve d i netant object .
Adv l se proper air force ,iauthorities .
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APRl 71958
FBI • DETROIT
NW 90288
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Context
This is one of 87 FBI records in the declassified archive, reported in the United States region. It was published in Release 01 (5/8).
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