Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting at Trout Creek & Ontonagon, Michigan, 8 Sep 60

This document consists of a series of military communications and a Project 10073 record card regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on September 8, 1960, in the vicinity of Trout Creek and Ontonagon, Michigan. The initial report, filed by the 665th Radar Squadron at Calumet Air Force Station, describes a sighting at 0215Z. The witness, identified as a mill worker, reported seeing a round, pea-sized object that was bluish-green and orange in color, accompanied by a trailing flame. The object was observed descending toward the southwest for a duration of approximately 10 to 30 seconds before disappearing behind rooftops. A second witness, Douglas Manivtala, also reported seeing the object in a direct line with Ontonagon. Following the initial report, the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base requested further clarification regarding the elevation and azimuth of the object. In response, the 665th Radar Squadron provided additional details, noting that the object was first sighted at 25 degrees above the horizon at an azimuth of 315 degrees and was last seen at zero elevation (ground level) at the same azimuth. The report explicitly states that no radar contact was made, no physical evidence was recovered, and nothing was heard during the event. The weather was reported as clear with unlimited visibility. The final assessment provided by the intelligence officer concluded that the possible cause of the sighting was a meteorite or other matter entering the atmosphere. The documentation follows standard Air Force reporting procedures as outlined in AFR 203-2, with multiple messages exchanged between the 665th Radar Squadron and ATIC to finalize the record.