65_HS1-101634279_100-DE-18221_Serial_844

Plain-English Summary

• What happened: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."
• Who reported it:FBI
• What evidence exists:document
• What the government says: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."
• What remains unclear:Not provided in source.

Key Facts

Title

65_HS1-101634279_100-DE-18221_Serial_844

Release

Release 01

Release date

2026-05-08

Incident date

1958-04-17

Agency

FBI

Location

Detroit, MI

Location precision

approximate

Status

unknown

Source domain

war.gov

Source Documents

• pdf

  Source document
  Cached copy ↗Originalwww.war.gov↗

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Skeptical / Mundane Explanations

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What we still don't know

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