Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFOB Index Card — Gulliver, Michigan, 6 July 1955
AI-Generated Summary
A civilian report of a 15-foot silver, oblong object in Gulliver, Michigan, on July 6, 1955. The military concluded the object was likely a balloon due to wind patterns.
This document is a UFOB Index Card detailing a sighting that occurred on July 6, 1955, in Gulliver, Michigan. The report, based on information provided by civilian witnesses identified as a mother and daughter, describes a single, oblong, silver object approximately fifteen feet in length. The object was observed for a duration of two minutes, during which it was seen moving east and ascending. The witnesses reported no wings, markings, exhaust, or sound associated with the object. The official assessment of the sighting, conducted by the relevant headquarters, concluded that the object was 'Possibly Balloon.' This determination was based on the correlation between the object's observed movement and the prevailing wind conditions at the time, which were blowing from the west toward the east. The document explicitly notes that no further investigation was authorized regarding this incident.
The winds at time of sighting coupled with the description of the object suggest a balloon sighting. The winds were from the west, blowing east, the same direction as the course of the object. No investigation authorized.
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Official Assessment
Possibly Balloon
The sighting was attributed to a balloon based on the object's description and the prevailing wind conditions at the time. No formal investigation was authorized.
Witnesses
- Mother-DaughterCivilian