Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Laurium, Michigan, 19 March 1958
Ever wanted to host your own late-night paranormal radio show?
Across the Airwaves
You're on the air. Callers bring Mothman, Fresno Nightcrawlers, UFO sightings, reptilian autopsies, and whispers about AATIP and Project Blue Book. Every reply shapes how the night goes.
AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported a star-like, glowing object moving west to east over Laurium, Michigan, on March 19, 1958. The military investigation concluded there was insufficient data to evaluate the sighting.
This document is a Project 10073 record card documenting a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial object in Laurium, Michigan, on March 19, 1958. The report describes the object as a round, bright, glowing entity that resembled a star. The witness observed the object moving from west to east for a duration of approximately one minute. The record indicates that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact associated with the event. The investigation, conducted by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), concluded that the information provided was insufficient for a formal evaluation. Handwritten annotations on the document reflect the investigators' difficulty in assessing the report, explicitly questioning the lack of critical data points such as the object's direction, azimuth, and elevation. The document serves as a standard record of a low-information sighting report processed within the military's UFO investigation framework of the era.
Nothing much to go on; only that 'a round, star-like object' was seen moving from West to East. No directions, azimuth, elevation, etc.
PDF not loading? Download the PDF directly
Official Assessment
Insufficient data for evaluation.
The sighting involved a single, round, bright glowing object that appeared like a star and moved from west to east for a duration of one minute. The reporting source was civilian. Due to a lack of specific details such as direction, azimuth, or elevation, the official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that there was insufficient data for evaluation.