Gulliver, Mich, July 1955July 1955

Insufficient Data

Summary

On July 5, 1955, in Gulliver, Michigan, a civilian mother and daughter observed one object estimated to be fifteen feet in length for two minutes. The object had no wings, markings, exhaust, sound, or details noted. It moved east and ascending at the same time. Winds at the time of sighting were from the west, blowing east, in the same direction as the object's course. The Air Force evaluation was Possibly Balloon.

Reported location

Gulliver, Mich, July 1955

Date of incident

July 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
5 Jul 55

2. LOCATION
Gulliver, Mich

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local ___
GMT 06/17572

5. PHOTOS
O Yes
X No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
Two minutes

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
One oblong, silver, object, estimated to be fifteen feet in length, was observed for a period of two minutes. No wings, markings, exhaust, sound, or details noted. The object was moving east and ascending at same time.

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
X Ground-Visual    O Ground-Radar
O Air-Visual       O Air-Intercept Radar

6. SOURCE
Civilian (mother-daughter)

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
Moving East and ascending

12. CONCLUSIONS
O Was Balloon
O Probably Balloon
X Possibly Balloon
O Was Aircraft
O Probably Aircraft
O Possibly Aircraft
O Was Astronomical
O Probably Astronomical
O Possibly Astronomical
O Other ___
O Insufficient Data for Evaluation
O Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Winds at time of sighting coupled with description of object suggest balloon sighting. Winds were from the west, blowing east, same direction as course of object.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28962628