Flint, MichiganSeptember 1956

Insufficient Data

Summary

On September 5, 1956, a civilian in Flint, Michigan reported observing one object at 5:40 a.m. local time. The object had a triangular to umbrella shape, was about the size of a baseball, and was green in color. It had a tail. The object moved from north to south and was observed for one hour. The sighting was ground-visual. The Air Force investigation noted a poor report but indicated the object was possibly a balloon. Wind data was not included, and the case was considered to have insufficient data for evaluation.

Reported location

Flint, Michigan

Date of incident

September 1956

State / country

MI / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 26

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 3

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
5 September 1956

2. LOCATION
Flint, Michigan

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
05/0540Z
CMT

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
xR Ground-Visual [ ] Ground-Radar
[ ] Air-Visual [ ] Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
[ ] Yes
xR No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
one hour

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
N to S

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One object with shape from triangle to umbrella. Size of baseball, color green. Object had a tail.

11. COMMENTS
Poor rpt but does indicate possible balloon from time observed. Wind data not included and case considered insufficient Data.

12. CONCLUSIONS
[ ] Was Balloon
[x] Probably Balloon
[ ] Possibly Balloon
[ ] Was Aircraft
[ ] Probably Aircraft
[ ] Possibly Aircraft
[ ] Was Astronomical
[ ] Probably Astronomical
[ ] Possibly Astronomical
[ ] Other
[x] Insufficient Date for Evaluation
[ ] Unknown

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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