UFO Report — Sturgis, Michigan, 24 June 1965

On June 24, 1965, a radio announcer at WSTR Radio in Sturgis, Michigan, reported a visual sighting of an unidentified object. The witness described a small, round, red and blue object that appeared at a 40-degree elevation in the south. The object maintained a straight, level, horizontal flight path toward the north-northeast for approximately two minutes before the witness left the area of observation. The report was investigated by 1st Lt. William R. Bromley of the 325th Bomb Wing at Bunker Hill AFB. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the object was likely an aircraft. The report notes that many aircraft operate in the area, specifically within a jet airway that passes just south of Sturgis. The investigator suggested that the red and blue lights observed by the witness were consistent with the rotating beacons found on USAF tanker aircraft, which are capable of displaying flashing red and blue light. The witness, who was broadcasting at the time of the sighting, had been alerted to the object by several listeners who called the station to ask if he was aware of unusual lights in the sky. The investigator explicitly labeled the witness as unreliable.