Roscommon, MichiganApril 1955

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Summary

In April 1955, a man in Roscommon, Michigan noticed an unusually bright object moving across the night sky. The object appeared at least four times larger than any star visible in the area. The witness watched it for ten minutes and estimated it was moving faster than any jet aircraft. He could not make out any details about its shape, color, or exact speed.

The Air Force's 3-C Flight investigated the sighting and concluded it was probably a balloon. However, the investigating officer was skeptical of the witness's account. The officer noted that the source had a reputation for telling tall tales and experiencing hallucinations. The investigation was closed due to the questionable reliability of the witness and negative results from the detailed investigation. The file states it was the officer's opinion that the sighting was generated by the source's imagination.

The full case file, comprising 7 pages as held by the National Archives, is reproduced below.

Reported location

Roscommon, Michigan

Date of incident

April 1955

State / country

MI / US

Page count

7 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 23

Original case file scans

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1. DATE : a 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
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22 April 1955 | Roscommon, Michigan = Tid
| 3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Hhbotoodal Adal
IY a a i MX Ground- Visual 0 Ground-Radar a Probobly Aircraft ]
[ GMT. __ 26/03402Z 3 ash BD AirVi sual 0 Air-Intercept Radar 0 Possibly Aircraft
: 5. PHOTOS 46. SOURCE 00 Was Astronomical
DO Yes @] Probably AHA
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3 7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE XXother Unreliable Rpt
4 § 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
: 0O Unknown
; La Rares) MARS. One GL OERBRRG i iii
{ 10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
! Observer noticed unusually bright Follow up investigation by flight
1 object moving in sky that was at 3-C gives following info:
| least four times larger than any investigation concluded due to
: star in the area, Source stated that|questionable reliability of
| he could not see any features, color source and negative results fm
; shape, or tell speed. Sighted for 1l0|detailed investigation, Opinion
| minutes, yet speed in excess of jet |of investigating officer that
| a/c. sighting generated by source's
: imagination, Source reputation
for telling "tall tales" and
having hallucinations,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28961812