Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Coloma, Michigan, May 4, 1962
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A 15-year-old witness in Coloma, Michigan, reported a 15-second sighting of a bright, circular, silent object moving at 240 MPH on May 4, 1962. The Air Force evaluated the report and concluded the object was a meteor.
On May 4, 1962, at approximately 9:13 P.M., a 15-year-old witness in Coloma, Michigan, observed an unidentified aerial object while unloading groceries from a car. The witness described the object as a circular light, brighter than the surrounding stars, which moved across the sky in level flight before disappearing behind trees. The witness estimated the duration of the sighting to be 15 seconds and the speed to be approximately 240 MPH. The witness noted that there was no sound associated with the object and described its appearance as similar to a ball of flame or a falling star. The witness also mentioned having seen a similar object in 1955. The official evaluation by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) concluded that the report contained inconsistencies and that the description was consistent with a meteor sighting, leading to its classification as an astronomical event.
Inconsistencies in reporting data. However general description conforms to meteor sighting and case is listed as astronomical (meteor).
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Official Assessment
Inconsistencies in reporting data. However general description conforms to meteor sighting and case is listed as astronomical (meteor).
The sighting was determined to be a meteor.