Project 10073 Record Card — Bath, Michigan, 15 July 1954

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting that occurred on July 15, 1954, near Bath, Michigan, approximately eight miles northeast of Lansing. The witness reported observing a formation of eight to ten objects traveling in a straight line in a west-southwest direction. The objects were described as elongated, appearing fat in the middle and skinny at both ends, with the center being darker than the outside. The witness noted that the objects were traveling 'backwards' and that there was no bright light associated with them. The observation lasted for approximately six seconds, with the objects initially sighted at two degrees above the horizon. The report includes a disposition form and handwritten notes referencing Detroit Air Traffic Control and 'BH Patterson Flite Service.' The official conclusion recorded on the card is that the sighting was a bolide, or meteor, with an observed arc of 45 degrees.