Project 10073 Record — Sighting Report, Lansing, Michigan, 12 December 1965

This document contains a Project Blue Book record regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported by a 12-year-old male in Lansing, Michigan, on 12 December 1965. The witness reported observing a 'whitish yellow fireball' for approximately 20 minutes. According to the witness, the object moved in an unusual pattern, including a high arc, and zipped along the horizon before disappearing and later reappearing. The witness, who identified himself as an enthusiast who keeps scrapbooks of UFO clippings and corresponds with organizations like the National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena and the American Meteor Society, initially reported the sighting to the Project Blue Book Information Office in April 1966. The Air Force requested that the witness complete an FTD Form 164, as the initial report was deemed insufficient for evaluation. The witness provided additional details, noting that when viewed through 80-power binoculars, the object appeared as a fireball, while to the naked eye, it looked like a 'bright yellowish-white cigar.' The witness also noted that the object made no sound. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 form states that the description is consistent with an aircraft observation, noting that the sighting occurred after sunset but while twilight was still visible.