Project 10073 Record Cards and Investigation Reports — East Lansing, Michigan, May 1964

This document contains a series of reports and record cards regarding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings in East Lansing, Michigan, occurring between May 23 and May 26, 1964. The primary incidents involve reports from a Michigan State Police Corporal and students from Michigan State University. On May 23, 1964, a Corporal at the Michigan State Police headquarters observed a brilliant white, elliptical object moving from east to west at an elevation of approximately 20 degrees. The object was described as being brighter than Venus and moving for about three seconds before suddenly 'winking out.' A second sighting on May 26, 1964, involved two students on a bicycle who observed a stationary, elliptical, bluish-metallic object that emitted a brilliant white flash before disappearing. While the students initially believed the object returned, they later determined the object they saw was the planet Venus. The investigation, conducted by Cpl. Richard Abbott, concludes that the sightings were likely meteors, though the reports contained inconsistencies regarding movement and behavior that made definitive classification difficult. The reports highlight the difficulty in correlating witness accounts, noting that the anonymous caller reporting an object 'over her house' could not be the same as the object observed by the Corporal and the students. The documents reflect the standard procedure for recording and evaluating such reports under Project 10073, with many cases ultimately being filed as 'insufficient data' due to the brief duration and lack of corroborating evidence.