Near Ishpeming, Mich, August 1955August 1955

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Summary

Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's 22-year UFO investigation program, opened a case file on a sighting reported from Near Ishpeming, Mich, August 1955 in August 1955. The full case file (5 scanned pages of witness statements, Air Force memoranda, and investigator notes) is reproduced below as held by the National Archives. The Air Force assigned this case to its broader investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena alongside ~12,600 other reports filed between 1947 and 1969. Citation: NARA Record Group 341, Microfilm Publication T1206, Roll 23.

Reported location

Near Ishpeming, Mich, August 1955

Date of incident

August 1955

State / country

? / XX

Page count

5 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 5

Transcribed text

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I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
. : 0 Wos Balloon |
19 Aug 55 ear Ishpeming, Mich O Probably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Eola] Asti |
O Wos Aircraft |
LO] iii imei 38 Ground-Visual O Ground-Radar a Probably Y—
eMT__20/02C0Z O Air Visual O Air-Intercept Radar |@ Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS . 5 O Was Astronomical Meteor
O Yes : O Probably Astronomical
a Ne civilian Oy Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE WD ROVTVINY iii aiicicumiiasiianss
: O Insufficient Dote for Evaluation
: 0 Unknown
three to five seconds one Northerl
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
"| One cizg shaped obj, green phosphorescent Color of obj, sparks from end of it
{ with sparks coming out of end, was seen for a | and duration of sighting indicate
"| reriod of 3-5 seconds thru the windshield of possible meteor.
3 observer's car. Observers estimated the obj
| to be 500' above terrain. Obj disappeared
3 ovehind trees.
| ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
8 . : : . > :
| . ¢ i 4 y * a -
: CRs as SelB aa ba i ; Ned

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28963221

Connected across the archive

Programs and code names

Project Blue Book

Places

Near Ishpeming

Agencies

United States Air Force

Dates

1955 1955-08-01