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UFO. United States

ID #1604057692
Added Fri, 30/10/2020
Author July N.
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Initial data

Initial information from sources or from an eyewitness
Incident date: 
09.02.1978 02:00
Location: 
Салин, MI
United States

Residents saw a boomerang or triangular object hovering near their homes. 

Mr. and Mrs. Sibson, as well as an air force mechanic, reported their observations to the Center for UFO Studies. According to them, it made a light humming sound and was the size of three Boeing 747s with "a high intensity of light coming from the Central part of the fuselage." 

It slowly flew away to the West. 

Original news

Date:  February 9 1978
Location:   Saline, MI
Time:  2:00 AM. 
Summary: Residents saw a boomerang or triangular object hovering near their homes. Mr. & Mrs. Sibson as well as an Air Force mechanic reported their sightings to the Center for UFO Studies. According to them it made a slight humming noise, and was the size of three 747’s with a “great intensity of light coming from the center fuselage area.” It flew off toward the west slowly. 
Source:  CUFOS files, letter dated February 17, 1978; Philip J. Imbrogno, Contact of the 5th Kind, p. 18

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  • Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range, Cape Canaveral, Florida (USA) Vehicle: Atlas-SLV3D Centaur-D1AR Payload: FLTSATCOM 1 (OPS 6291)

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