Ionia, MichiganSeptember 1954

Insufficient Data

Summary

On the night of September 20, 1954, amateur astronomers reported objects in the sky over Ionia, Michigan. The two civilian witnesses told civil defense officials what they saw, and the report reached the Air Force through newspaper clippings.

The observers said they tracked three glowing but unidentified objects across the sky. The objects were said to be traveling at tremendous speed at an extreme height. An air filter defense center in Grand Rapids reported there was no radar contact with the objects.

The Air Force record listed the conclusion as insufficient data for evaluation. The case was filed as part of Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Ionia, Michigan

Date of incident

September 1954

State / country

MI / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 21

Original case file scans

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j EE PROJECT 10073 RECORD
1. DATE - TIME GROU 2. LOCATION |
; 20 September 1954 Ionia, Michigan
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g 3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION
| Civilian INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR ZVALUATICY
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
: |
5. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS |
. 2 “hres objects glowing, traveling across the sky at
: tremendous speeds at an extrens height. !
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION < |
Gmd Visual | |
7. COURSE
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8. PHOTOS |
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O Yes |
3 No f |
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | !
3 a Yes
2 No {
FORM
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