Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Ionia, Michigan, 20 September 1954
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Two amateur astronomers reported three glowing objects over Ionia, Michigan, on 20 September 1954. Military radar confirmed no contact, and the official evaluation concluded there was insufficient data.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record and a supporting Naval Speedletter dated 25 September 1954, concerning a UFO sighting in Ionia, Michigan. On the night of Monday, 20 September 1954, two amateur astronomers, Clarke Burgeon and William McLaughlin, reported observing three glowing, unidentified objects traveling at tremendous speeds at an extreme height. The report was forwarded to the Director of Intelligence at Headquarters USAF by LCDR M. E. Collins. The document includes a newspaper clipping from the 22 September 1954 edition of the 'Citizen Patriot Lansing Bureau,' which confirms the report and notes that the air filter defense center in Grand Rapids stated there was no radar contact with the objects. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 form is that there was insufficient data for evaluation.
The observers said the objects were traveling at tremendous speed at an extreme height.
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Official Assessment
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION
The sighting involved three glowing objects observed by two amateur astronomers. Military radar in Grand Rapids reported no contact with the objects.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- M. E. CollinsLCDR, Battalion Chief of Staff