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UFO case file · UFO-38818

Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1980-09-01 — Lincoln Park, Mich.

CE3Canada1980-09-01

Lincoln Park, Mich., Canada

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Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1980-09-01 — Lincoln Park, Mich.
Illustrative reconstruction • Watchers Project — Canada reported unidentified aerial event — 1980-09-01 — Lincoln Park, Mich.

Case description

The source behind this Lincoln Park entry is a typed observation log headed 1–15 September 1980, rather than a single event on 1 September. Its legible entries run from 2 to 11 September and cover Lincoln Park, Allen Park, Melvindale, Wyandotte, the Detroit River, Windsor/LaSalle and, during a trip, Tawas/Indian Lake. The page is preserved in Canadian NRC files even though much of the observing geography is in Michigan. The writer repeatedly uses personal categories such as planform, PF and black band, often with counts and compass directions, without defining those terms on this sheet. Specific entries mention a white dot travelling east high above Lincoln Park, groups of apparent objects, occasional flaring, and telescope viewing. The 11 September 10 p.m. entry simply notes a high overhead white dot and haze. These observations occurred at different times and must not be illustrated as one simultaneous fleet. No occupant, landing or recovered material is described, and the page contains no independent assessment identifying the objects. A triangular sketch preserved elsewhere in the broader collection is dated 1981 and should not be imported as a definitive 1980 vehicle design. The record is therefore presented as a source-limited observation log, with a contextual plate based on its modest white-dot entry. Observer identity, detailed craft structure and the meaning of the writer's categories remain unresolved.

Recorded details

Coordinate precision
Source-provided or normalized location; precision not increased beyond source.
Date precision
EXACT_DAY

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