Incident #134, 134a — Monroe, Michigan — 28 May 1948

This document details Incident #134 and #134a, which occurred on May 28, 1948, near Monroe, Michigan. A passenger aboard a C-47 aircraft at an altitude of 8,000 feet reported observing three disc-like objects, followed by two additional objects. The objects were described as being 'silvery-gold' or 'shiny brass' in color, with some observers noting they were 300-400 feet across while others estimated them at four feet. The objects reportedly descended from above, leveled off at the aircraft's altitude, and traveled in the opposite direction at high speed. They were observed to execute abrupt turns and fly in a line before stopping. The weather conditions at the time included a high overcast at 18,000 feet and a thin, broken stratus layer at 8,000 feet. Dr. Hynek, acting as an evaluator for the project, proposed that the witnesses may have observed shafts of sunlight passing through breaks in the high overcast, which illuminated portions of the lower cloud layer. He suggested that the apparent speed of the objects could be attributed to the relative velocity of the C-47 combined with the movement of the cloud breaks. This explanation was noted as only partially fitting the contradictory evidence provided by the witnesses.