Traverse City, MichiganOctober 1955

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Summary

On October 9, 1955, a civilian in Traverse City, Michigan reported observing an unidentified object between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. The witness described the object as resembling a star that was yellow and white in color. The object changed to red and green, made no sound, and varied in intensity. One object was observed in the sky. The course was reported as south to north and up and down. The Air Force evaluated the sighting as Arcturus, a bright star visible in the night sky.

Reported location

Traverse City, Michigan

Date of incident

October 1955

State / country

MI / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 24

Original case file scans

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
9 Oct 55

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 10/0100Z to 0300Z

8. PHOTOS
Yes
No

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
2 hours, 10 min

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Shaped like a star, yellow and white which changed to red and green, no sound, varied in intensity. Obj hoovered in sky.

2. LOCATION
Traverse City, Michigan

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual - Ground-Radar
Air-Visual - Air-Intercept Radar

6. SOURCE
Civilian

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
1

9. COURSE
S to N and up and down

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical Arcturus
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

11. COMMENTS
Arcturus sets at disappearance of obj.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28963881