Project 10073 Record Card — Paradise, Michigan, 3 March 1956

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a supporting teletype report regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting that occurred on March 3, 1956, near Paradise, Michigan. The sighting was reported by a civilian source at approximately 0720Z. The witness described observing a single, round, bright red object, estimated to be 40 to 50 feet in diameter. The object was observed for a duration of 10 to 15 minutes. According to the report, the object appeared to be floating up and down before gradually dropping out of sight below the horizon, while drifting in a northwest direction. The report notes that there were high-velocity winds blowing from the northwest at the time of the observation. The military investigation, conducted by the 665th ACW Squadron at Calumet Air Force Station, concluded that the object was likely a balloon. The teletype communication was directed to the Commander of the Air Defense Command at Ent Air Force Base, with information copies sent to the 37th Air Division, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and Headquarters USAF in Washington, D.C. The documentation includes standard administrative markings and confirms that no photographs were taken and no radar contact was established during the event.