The UFO FilesDocument
65 HS1-101634279 100-DE-18221 Serial 844
- Kind
- Document
- Agency
- FBI
- Incident date
- 4/17/58
- Location
- Detroit, MI
- Released
- May 8, 2026
The file opens on war.gov, the Department of War's PURSUE site.
WHAT THE RECORD SAYS
The government's own description, as released.
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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