Project 10073 Record Card — 20 July 1958, Nunica, Michigan

This document file contains records regarding a UFO sighting reported on July 20, 1958, in Nunica, Michigan. A civilian witness reported observing a round, white and red object, approximately the size of an apple, positioned below tree-top level. The witness stated the object remained stationary for five minutes before shooting straight up into the sky and disappearing without leaving a trail or making a sound. The initial report was filed by 1/Lt. Lewis L. Libengood, though the file includes internal criticism from the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) noting that the report was insufficient, lacked essential elements of information, and failed to comply with Air Force Regulation 200-2. Subsequent correspondence from 1960, addressed to Congressman R. C. Pucinski, clarifies that the ATIC concluded the object was likely a balloon. This conclusion was supported by an analysis of wind vectors, the position of the sun, and the fact that the sighting occurred from an aircraft moving in the opposite direction of the wind, creating a high closure rate. The report also notes that scattered clouds and the object's position between the aircraft and the ground likely contributed to the difficulty in identification. The file further documents the Air Force's interactions with a constituent who held strong beliefs in extraterrestrial space travel and requested access to classified publications.