FBI 100-DE-18221 Serial 844 — Detroit "Crystal-Dome" Sighting (Apr 1958)

Official title: 65_HS1-101634279_100-DE-18221_Serial_844
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Incident date
4/17/58
Incident location
Detroit, MI
Released by DOW
5/8/26
Case ID
100-DE-18221-Serial-844
Source URL
war.gov original ↗

Our research summary

April 17, 1958 FBI Detroit office memorandum from SA Robert Ross Reynolds reporting a 1:08 AM phone call from a 23-year-old caller (Weaver) at 15801 Decosta, Detroit who described a circular object with a crystal-type dome reflecting lights crossing the city; recommends advising proper Air Force authorities.

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Prior disclosure: Partial

The 100-DE-18221 file is an FBI Detroit field office UFO file; portions of FBI UFO holdings are posted on the FBI Vault main UFO collection (vault.fbi.gov/UFO), but this specific Detroit serial 844 from April 1958 has not been clearly identified as previously published in the Vault main UFO file. Treating as partial pending direct match.

What was disclosed earlier

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                                                                 Declassification authority derived
                                                                from FBI Automatic Declassification
        STANDARD FORM NO. 64                                       Guide, issued May 24, 2007.




         O]fice Memomndum e« UNITED STATES GOVER
        TO         +      SAC, DETROIT                                                       DATE:    April 17, 1958

        FROM       :      SA    ROBERT   ROS    REYNOLDS



        SUBJECT:          UNIDENTIFIYD FLYING OBJECTS


                                         fRe.   15801 Decosta, Detroit, Michigan,                            Telephone
             No. KEnwood            f-75l6, telephonically advised this office at 1;:08 AV,
             today, that e had just seen an object in the sky described as a
             circular ohject with a crystal-type dome that reflected lights.
             He said this object was passing in a northern direction from
             southwest and ecrossed the City three blocks south of Six Mile
             at        Lamphere     Street.

                          WEAVER advised         that    he   attempted to            call       Selfridge      Field
             to get in touch with the Air Force but his attempts  were un-
             productive.  He then called the office to furnish the above
             information.

                   WEAVER sald he was 23 years of age, was the son of a Detroit
             policeman, and that he had previous experience with the Civil Air
             Patrol (CAP); however, he was not too familiar with the identi-
             fication of aireraft., WEAVER stated he was on his way home from
             his employment in Detrolt when he observed instant object.

                                                        RECOMMENDATTION

             Advise            proper   air force authorities.



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