OSCODA, MichiganJanuary 1954

Insufficient Data

Summary

On January 6, 1954, at about 3 p.m. GMT (about 8:23 p.m. local) near Oscoda, Michigan, an airman reported one object over Wurtsmith Air Force Base. It was watched for about 16 minutes.

The object was round, about the size of a grapefruit, and black with a lighted rim. It had no noise and no exhaust trails, and clear, sharp outlines. The airman first thought it was the moon. It was at a 28 degree angle when first seen. It stayed still for about 15 minutes, then made a turn 5 degrees up and 7 degrees to the right, then went straight away until it disappeared. He used the airfield wind indicator as a reference point.

The weather had heavy clouds and a slight breeze, with a nearby station reporting overcast and 10 miles visibility. The Air Force record lists the conclusion as insufficient data for evaluation. It noted a possible balloon, but this was not confirmed at the site, and an acting intelligence officer suggested a possible lighting effect reflecting from the overcast.

Reported location

OSCODA, Michigan

Date of incident

January 1954

State / country

MI / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

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2 ' i PRO IFCT 10073 RECORD CARD ’ ;
I. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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0 Was Boll
6 Jan SL o8TonA . Michigan s] Probably Balloon |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4 TYPE OF OBSERVATION —|O Possibly Balloon ]
EE. x Creumd-Vi sual O Ground-Radar -- Penal Averett
oMT_06/20002 0 Als Yi sual O Air-Intercopt Radar | 0 Possibly Aireraft
S . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
O Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
© Ne H ; O Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS LX ms pry rg og en
16 minutes cae (1) - Be” ata for Evaluation
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Round ob). Black with lighted rim no noise or | Possible Balloon sighting. However not
exhaust. Sharp edges. Initinl tmpression was confirmed at site. Insulf Data.
that object was moon. Stationary for 15 min.
Then moved 5° up, ™ to right snd then disa-
ppeared. Refrence point wind indicator on
airfield. :
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) : 3

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28957288