Near Saginaw, MichiganAugust 1955

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Summary

On August 9, 1955, near Saginaw, Michigan, a ground observer reported one rectangular, white object. The Air Force recorded the report under Project 10073, its official record for unidentified flying object reports.

The object looked about the size of a baseball held at arm's length. It was stationary and was seen to move only slightly. The sighting lasted about one hour and twelve minutes.

The Air Force noted that universities and a company in Minneapolis released balloons almost daily. A weather check found that balloons released there had been drifting toward Saginaw. Officials marked the case as possibly a balloon.

Reported location

Near Saginaw, Michigan

Date of incident

August 1955

State / country

MI / US

Page count

6 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 6

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1 ! 8 hdd Data for Evaluation
| | 1 hour, 12 Min | one (1) Stationary A
. ~~ |10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |1. COMMENTS ©. :
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ak a baseball held at arms length, was seen the University of Minnesota and General
to move slightly, Mills in Mpls, Minn.. ‘A check with
COC Weather at.CONAD revealed that all
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28963099