PROJECT BLUE BOOK

UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT CASE FILES · 1947 – 1969

CASE REFERENCE7340445

DATE OF SIGHTINGFebruary 1956

REPORTED LOCATIONLuther Michigan

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

| 1. DATE | 2, LOCATION er: + °  |¥2. CONCLUSIONS
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Luther, Michigan robably Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION A ast coh ss
Lewd — | XK Ground-Visual CO Ground-Reder 1B Bkcly Atrorsit
GMT -93/1340Z_ __ DAinVisusl | —=—sG.Air-Intercept Radar | .Possibly Aircraft
3. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE F , D Wes Astronomical
© Yes O Probably Astronomical
Ne }Civilian G Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE 0, Other__-
| ? is le GX Insufficient Dota for Evaluation
; JQ Unknown
OD minutes one north
. |, BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING TV. COMMENTS

Round object color bright silver 4 ft Insufficient data for a lysis. |
across, Straight and level course till Duration rules out a/c. Possible
faded below horizon. Initial observa- | balloon; however, data not

tion at 20 dgr elevation 360 dgr sufficient to support this evalu
azimuth, | ation.

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