Luther, MichiganFebruary 1956

Insufficient Data

Summary

On February 3, 1956, a civilian observer in Luther, Michigan reported seeing a round object bright silver in color about 4 feet across. The object moved in a straight and level course until it faded below the horizon. The observation lasted 20 minutes and occurred at an elevation of 20 degrees and azimuth of 360 degrees, moving north. One object was reported. The Air Force concluded there was insufficient data for analysis. The duration and characteristics were not sufficient to support a definitive evaluation. A possible balloon was noted, but the data could not confirm this.

Reported location

Luther, Michigan

Date of incident

February 1956

State / country

MI / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
3 February 1956
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local ___
GMT 03/1340Z

2. LOCATION
Luther, Michigan
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
XX Ground-Visual - Ground-Radar
Air-Visual - Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes
XXNo

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
20 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
north

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Round object color bright silver 4 ft across. Straight and level course till faded below horizon. Initial observation at 20 dgr elevation 360 dgr azimuth.

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

11. COMMENTS
Insufficient data for analysis. Duration rules out a/c. Possible balloon; however, data not sufficient to support this evaluation.

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