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om Oo aa -AF FORM-112—PART Il (CLASSIFICATION) | | ft ¥ APPROVED 1 JUNE 1948 4 AIR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION REPORT : Ly FROM (Agency) REPORT NO. . ; Fie Director of Intelligence eee . Hqs Tenth Air Force AFXOI 1-52 u/I a/c pce CCF 2 PAGES le On 17 April 1952, the Reverend Dudley McNeil of Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, was driving east on Michigan State Highway Number 28. Reverend McNeil states that at approximately 1600 hours on that date and at a point approximately eight (8) miles south of Sault Ste Marie, he observed for about sixty (60) seconds, a round, pink, stationary object at an altitude of five thousand (5000) feet to eight thou- sand (8000) feet approximately eight (8) miles to the north. The object appeared to have a diameter equal to that of a B=29 type aircraft or larger. Reverend McNeil further states that he continued driving but glanced from his car window from time to time in an attempt to determine the size, shape, color, distance, height and route of travel of the object so that he could report it to the author= ities at Camp Lucas. @e Rumors have spread to a small number of. people in Sault Ste Marie but investigation revealed that no other person or persons had seen the phenomenone 3e The investigator, Captain Woodham, reports that the sky was clear with the temperature at fifty (50) degrees. COMMENTS of Preparing Officers 1. The Preparing Officer is of the opinion that the object sighted could be any one (1) of the following: ae Weather batieds be Kite Ce Friendly aircraft de Sun reflected from distant cloud @e. Sun reflected from Lake Superior f. Sun reflected from mist formed over St. Mary's River Falls at Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. cK 9 ( : < nas ee fAw 4S E. J dowry i bane (ES E.. DELANEY lst Lt USAF Asst Dir of Intelligence NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U. S.C.— 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IT MAY NOT BE REPRODUCED IN WHOLE OR IN PART, BY OTHER THAN UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AGENCIES, EXCEPT BY PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, USAF. ~ (CLASSIFICATION) ‘ 16—55570-1 yx U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1951 O—918739 Declassification Authority: NND 57565