Project 10073 Record — Sighting in Gladstone, Michigan, March 8, 1967

This document is a Project 10073 record concerning a UFO sighting reported by a civilian family in Gladstone, Michigan, on March 8, 1967. The primary witnesses, a 39-year-old bricklayer and his 33-year-old wife, observed a single, bright, glowing object for approximately 15 to 20 minutes starting at 8:45 P.M. EST. The witnesses were indoors, observing through a window on the west side of their home. They described the object as larger than a basketball, with a red glow and green flickering light beneath it. The object reportedly descended rapidly, hovered above tree tops, and moved in a northwesterly direction, veering to the right twice before disappearing. The witnesses noted that the family dog, Skippy, barked excitedly during the event. The report includes a completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaire, where the witnesses compared the object's appearance to the headlight of an approaching car. A follow-up letter from the Foreign Technology Division, dated April 14, 1967, and signed by Colonel James C. Manatt, informed the witnesses that the information provided was insufficient for a scientific evaluation and requested they complete an additional FTD Form 164. The official conclusion recorded on the project form states that the object was the planet Venus, which was setting on an azimuth of 286 degrees at approximately 2100 hours on the date of the sighting.