USAF · 1947 to 1969
Project Blue Book Case Files
The U.S. Air Force's 22-year investigation into reported UFO incidents, drawn from the National Archives. Each case below has a journalistic summary written from the original file. Use the search box to find a place or date, or filter by state and year.
16 cases in MI from 1956 · page 1 of 1
Alger, MI
1956 · unknownOn February 9, 1956, a ground observer saw a strange object near Alger, Michigan. The Greenwich time was 0200Z on February 10. The night was clear with about seven miles visibility…
Alpena, MI
1956 · unknownOn July 23, 1956, near Alpena, Michigan, a civilian reported one object at about 4:00 p.m. local time. It was a ground visual sighting. The object was in view for about 7 minutes.…
Battlecreek, MI
1956 · unknownOn January 8, 1956, a civilian in Battlecreek, Michigan reported sighting one round reddish white object flying in straight level flight at 400 feet elevation and 150 degrees azimu…
Bert, MI
1956 · unknownOn September 3, 1956, at dusk near Bert, Michigan, a civilian observer reported sighting one oblong bright red object at 90 degrees azimuth and 12,000 feet altitude. The object was…
Beulah, MI
1956 · unknownOn October 22, 1956, a civilian saw an unusual object over Beulah, Michigan. The witness was the civil defense director of Benzie County, a man with many years in law enforcement.…
Detroit, MI
1956 · unknownOn August 27, 1956, at 8:02 p.m., a civilian in Detroit, Michigan reported observing a round, baseball-sized object that was yellow-white in color. The witness was walking in a yar…
Flint, MI
1956 · unknownOn September 5, 1956, a civilian in Flint, Michigan reported observing one object at 5:40 a.m. local time. The object had a triangular to umbrella shape, was about the size of a ba…
Freeport, MI
1956 · unknownOn September 23, 1956, an observer near Freeport, Michigan reported one object with a round shape about the size of a silver dollar held at arm's length. Its color ranged from silv…
Lake Leelanau, MI
1956 · unknownOn May 11, 1956, a civilian at Lake Leelanau, Michigan, reported one object that was watched for more than an hour. The witness was a car and live-bait dealer. The report was filed…
Luther, MI
1956 · unknownOn February 3, 1956, a civilian observer in Luther, Michigan reported seeing a round object bright silver in color about 4 feet across. The object moved in a straight and level cou…
Paradise, MI
1956 · unknownOn March 3, 1956, at 3:07 a.m. local time, a civilian witness in Paradise, Michigan reported observing a round object that was bright red in color and approximately 40 to 50 feet i…
Pontiac, MI
1956 · unknownOn February 15, 1956, a ground observer saw two objects over Pontiac, Michigan. The Greenwich time was 2325Z. The observer was a civilian at a ground observer post. The sky was com…
Saginaw, MI
1956 · unknownOn March 27, 1956, a civilian at Saginaw, Michigan, reported one object at 1105 (about 6:05 a.m. local). The report was made under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record fo…
Traverse City, MI
1956 · unknownOn April 18, 1956, a civilian in Traverse City, Michigan, reported seeing one object in the western sky. The object was described as a deep yellow round object with a red tail that…
Van Dyke, MI
1956 · unknownOn 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 s…
Wurtsmith AFB, MI
1956 · unknownOn the night of January 11, 1956, control tower operators at Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Michigan noticed an unfamiliar orange, circular object hovering near the runway approach. T…
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