Van Dyke, MichiganAugust 1956

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Summary

On August 2, 1956, a witness in Van Dyke, Michigan, reported a single object. The sighting lasted about five hours and thirty minutes.

The witness described one round object the size of a pinhead held at arm's length. It was red and white and bright. The object traveled in a southerly direction. After being watched for several hours, it faded out of sight.

The Air Force agreed with the reporting officer that the sighting was astronomical. The planet Mars was in that part of the sky at the time, and inversion layers were also present. The evaluation was astronomical (Mars).

Reported location

Van Dyke, Michigan

Date of incident

August 1956

State / country

MI / US

Page count

1 scanned page

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 1

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS itd a
O Was Balloon :
2 August 1956 Van Dyke, Michigan a Lobe tod |
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF C3SERYATION ddd % |
A 0 Was Aircraft
Local —— 8.6round-Visval 0 Grownd-Radar Q Probably Airerci?
SUE NEY ORADYL he oi 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercept Radar O Possibly Aircraft
S. PHOTOS TAR TL, [+ ee ae XI Was Astronomicel Mars
OYes TJ Probably Astronomical :
%@ No {oii 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF O3SERVATION 8, NUMBER CF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE TEAC DIRE
: 0} autticien) Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown :
| —— LV hrs, thirty ming one Southerly |
110. BRIZF SUMMARY CF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
One round object, size of pinhead Concur w/reporting officer that this |
held at arm's length, Red aud wnite sighting was astronomical in |
in color and bright. Traveling in a nature, The planet Mars was in
{ope therly direction. Observed five the area at the time, and inversidn
| hours, thirty minutes and then layers were also present thus
| “faded out' of sight, { accounting for the sighting.
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No Report In File,
IL go re LO RD A Ee eS Se PS AO PU ESE
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 25 SEP 82) |

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