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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Three Oaks, Michigan, 5 June 1954

📅 5 June 1954 📍 Three Oaks, Michigan 📄 sighting_report
Three OaksMichigan1954Project 10073UFOsighting

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TL;DR

A civilian reported a single, bright, unidentified object over Three Oaks, Michigan, on June 5, 1954. Official records conclude the object was likely an aircraft but lacked sufficient data for a definitive identification.

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on June 5, 1954, in Three Oaks, Michigan. The observation was made by a civilian witness at 2125 CST. The witness reported a single object that was described as being as bright as the planet Saturn. The object did not display any running lights and was observed for a duration of approximately three and a half minutes. The object was traveling in a northeasterly direction at an estimated speed of 500 miles per hour. The record card indicates that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact associated with the event. The official conclusion recorded on the card states that the object was 'probably a/c' (aircraft), but explicitly notes that there was insufficient data available to perform a firm analysis of the sighting. The document includes a secondary page which appears to be a handwritten note or transcription of the sighting details, confirming the time, location, duration, brightness, lack of running lights, speed, and direction of travel.

Bright as Saturn. No running lights.

Official Assessment

Probably a/c, however, insufficient data for firm analysis

The object was observed by a civilian source for 3.5 minutes. It was described as being as bright as Saturn, lacking running lights, and traveling at an estimated speed of 500 MPH in a northeasterly direction. The official assessment concluded that while it was likely an aircraft, there was insufficient data to confirm this.