Project 10073 Record Card — Luther, Michigan, 3 February 1956

On February 3, 1956, a civilian observer in Luther, Michigan, reported a sighting of an unidentified aerial object. The witness, a 47-year-old male, described the object as a round, bright silver craft approximately four feet in diameter. The object was observed for a duration of 20 minutes, maintaining a straight and level course toward the north. The initial observation was recorded at an elevation of 20 degrees and an azimuth of 360 degrees. Weather conditions at the time were reported as calm and clear. The report was processed by the 781st AC&W Squadron at Fort Custer, Michigan, under the provisions of AFR 200-2. The official evaluation, conducted by the Air Technical Intelligence Center, concluded that there was insufficient data to definitively identify the object. While the duration of the sighting was noted as being inconsistent with typical aircraft behavior, and a balloon was considered a possible explanation, the investigators maintained that the evidence was not sufficient to support a firm conclusion. The report includes administrative details, including the transmission of the sighting report to various Air Defense Command units and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.