Report of Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) — Ovid, Bannister, Michigan, 22 April 1966

This document is a formal report of an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) sighting that occurred on April 22, 1966, in the vicinity of Ovid and Bannister, Michigan. The report, prepared by Major F. L. Brokaw of the 1st Combat Support Group (ADC), details a series of observations made by multiple witnesses over a period of approximately one hour and 45 minutes. The witnesses, including students and local workers, reported observing a single object that changed in appearance, color, and size throughout the encounter. Initially described as a round, red-green-blue object the size of a dime, it later appeared as an oval, red, pulsating object the size of a football, and finally as a round, bright white object the size of a truck wheel. The object reportedly followed the witnesses' truck for several miles, at times hovering 4 to 5 feet off the ground, and emitted strange pulsating noises. During the final phase of the sighting, the object was observed emitting a blue flame and sparks resembling a long pencil. The object eventually disappeared by rising vertically into the sky. The report includes detailed meteorological data, including wind speeds and temperature at various altitudes, to assist in the evaluation. Major Brokaw explicitly rejects the 'marsh gas' hypothesis, citing the object's complex movements and its visibility during both night and day as evidence against such a natural explanation. Despite the detailed witness accounts, the official conclusion remains that there is insufficient data for a definitive evaluation.