PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Silver Lake, Michigan, 26 Sep 60

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype correspondence regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on September 26, 1960, near Silver Lake, Michigan. The witnesses, a married couple employed by the local newspaper, The Record Eagle, observed a long, cylindrical, cigar-shaped object with a fiery red surface. The object was initially stationary before accelerating swiftly in a north-to-south direction and climbing rapidly until it disappeared from view. The observation lasted approximately five to six minutes for the wife and two to three minutes for the husband. The weather conditions were reported as clear with good visibility during dusk. The report notes that the Grand Traverse County Sheriff's Office also received reports from approximately a dozen other individuals regarding the same event. The official conclusion provided by the military investigators suggests that the object was likely an aircraft with sunlight reflecting off its fuselage. This explanation was also shared with the public via an article in The Record Eagle, which mentioned that Air Defense Command planes were conducting routine exercises in the Leelanau County area at the time of the sighting. The document includes administrative details, such as the time of the sighting (2245-2300Z) and the specific location of the observers, who were in a rowing boat on the lake when the object was first noticed.