Project 10073 Record Card — Macomb County, Michigan, 24 January 1955

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated military teletype report regarding a UFO sighting in Macomb County, Michigan, on 24 January 1955. A civilian observer reported a round, bright red stationary object that remained in view for approximately three hours. The report details that the 4602d Air Intelligence Service Squadron (AISS) stationed at Selfridge Air Force Base conducted an immediate on-the-spot investigation. The investigative team, consisting of Lieutenant Cunnion, Master Sergeant Pagos, and Airman First Class Beilfuss, determined that the reported object was actually a bright red marker light located on top of a 50-foot radio antenna. The report notes that the object produced an unusual optical illusion for the civilian observer, which was resolved when the object was viewed through binoculars. The teletype communication confirms that there was no visual or electronic contact with any unidentified aerial phenomena by military aircraft, noting that an F-86 aircraft was scrambled by the 30th Air Division but found no evidence of an anomalous object. The weather conditions at the time were described as clear and cold. The document serves as an official record of the investigation and the subsequent identification of the sighting as a terrestrial light source.