Project 10073 Record Card — Rockford, Michigan, October 1958

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated field reports regarding a UFO sighting in Rockford, Michigan, on October 14, 1958. The witness, identified as a civilian named Shoemaker, reported observing a single, stationary, silverish-white, sphere-shaped object for a duration of 30 minutes. The witness described the object as being the size of a golf ball when held at arm's length. The report notes that there was no tail, trail, or exhaust associated with the object, and no sound was reported. The sighting occurred under clear visual conditions. An investigating officer noted that the report lacked specific elevation, azimuth, or directional data, making a full evaluation difficult, though the final conclusion on the record card states that the description is characteristic of a balloon. A secondary note mentions a potential second sighting in operation 4605, where an object was observed moving northwest at 30 knots at an altitude of 3,000 feet, though it is unclear if this was the same object. The documentation was submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2.