PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Coopersville, Michigan, April 1951

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an accompanying letter regarding a sighting that occurred in April 1951 near Coopersville, Michigan. The witnesses, associated with the Brothers Company, reported observing four objects while they were delivering equipment to a farmer. The sighting took place at approximately 4:00 P.M. under clear, cloudless skies. The witnesses described the objects as 'sparkling globes' that were silver in color, although they noted that the bright sunlight might have obscured their true appearance. The objects were observed traveling rapidly in an eastward direction. The witnesses explicitly stated that there was no smoke, no flash, and no sound of motors associated with the objects. The duration of the sighting was approximately five minutes, after which the objects were no longer in sight. The witnesses were unable to determine the size or altitude of the objects. The official record card, filed under Project 10073, notes that the event was a civilian sighting. The conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, was that the incident represented a possible aircraft or balloon sighting, but that there was insufficient data available to substantiate these conclusions or to provide a definitive identification. The document includes a copy of the original correspondence sent to the Office of War Information in Washington, D.C., which serves as the primary narrative source for the record card.