Project 10073 Record Card and Related Correspondence — Nunica, Michigan, May 1958

This document collection contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting in Nunica, Michigan, on May 27 and 28, 1958. The primary witness, a civilian housewife, reported observing a white streak of light low on the horizon. The witness also noted the sound of escaping air and the odor of automobile exhaust at the time of the sighting. The event was brief, lasting only one or two seconds. The report indicates that the object moved from west to east. Subsequent internal military correspondence between the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and Headquarters USAFE highlights the difficulty in evaluating the report due to the meager data provided. While the initial record card suggests the possibility of meteors, official evaluations concluded that the information was insufficient to reach a firm determination. The file also includes administrative documentation regarding a separate, unrelated radar sighting report from Berlin, Germany, which appears to have been misfiled or included as part of the same administrative packet. The Berlin report concerns an unidentified object sighted on an AN/FPS-6 height finder radar at Tempelhof Air Base on May 28, 1958, which was also evaluated by the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The documentation reflects the standard procedures for reviewing and evaluating radar and visual UFO reports during the late 1950s, emphasizing the requirement for expeditious analysis and adherence to Air Force regulations such as AFR 200-2. The documents were eventually declassified in January 1968.