Project 10073 Record Card - Freeport, Michigan - 23 September 1956

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on September 23, 1956, near Freeport, Michigan. The primary witness, a 43-year-old civilian steelworker, reported observing a single, round object that appeared to be the size of a silver dollar. The object's color was described as shifting from silver to red to yellow. At the time of the observation, the object was noted at 270 degrees with a 45-degree elevation. The witness, who wears bifocals for work, stated that he had observed similar objects previously, which had resulted in intercept actions. The report also mentions that a friend of the witness observed an object at Hastings, Michigan, at approximately 1430Z that same day. Both men reportedly computed that the object was over the Pacific Ocean, and a request was made for the Air Defense Command Center to use a telescope to observe the object. The official conclusion recorded on the project card is that there was insufficient data for evaluation, with comments noting that the sun was at 35 degrees elevation and 240 degrees azimuth at the time of the report, implying a potential correlation between the sighting and the sun's position.