Project 10073 Record — Detroit, Michigan, 8 January 1967

This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding a UFO sighting reported in Detroit, Michigan, on January 8, 1967. Three witnesses observed a bright white light for approximately 10 minutes. The witnesses described the object as round, appearing the size of a pea when held at arm's length, and moving smoothly through the air. The object was initially sighted coming from the north; it then turned toward the eastern horizon and eventually toward the south before disappearing behind a cloud. The witnesses reported no sound and noted that the object's movement was comparable to that of an airplane. The Air Force Foreign Technology Division (FTD) initially deemed the information insufficient for a scientific evaluation and sent FTD Form 164 questionnaires to the witnesses to gather more detailed data. After reviewing the completed forms, the FTD concluded that the sighting was consistent with an aircraft approaching Detroit with its landing lights activated. The report includes the original correspondence from Colonel James C. Manatt, Director of Technology and Subsystems, requesting further information, as well as the completed questionnaires from the witnesses, who were located on the east side of Detroit.