TIER 3 — SUPPORTING DOCUMENT
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 auth
FILE ID 65_HS1-101634279_100-DE-18221_Serial_844TYPE PDFAGENCY Federal Bureau of InvestigationCLASS UNCLASSIFIED
EVENT DETAILS
- DATE
- 1958
DOCUMENT SUMMARY
A declassified document released under the DoD PURSUE program: "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 auth". This record provides supporting context for the broader PURSUE UAP documentation collection.
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OFFICIAL SOURCE
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