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Battle Creek, Michigan, October 1955

Date of account
1955-10
Location
Battle Creek, Michigan
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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Project Blue Book case file indexed from National Archives metadata; page-level review pending.

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12.CONCLUSIONS 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 口 Was Balloon Battle Creek,Michigan 口 Probably Balloon 220ct55 口 Possibly Balloon 4.TYPE OF OBSERYATION 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 口 Was Aircraft D Ground-Visual Ground-Radar 口 Local Probably Aircraft 区 Possibly Aircraft Ai~Visual D Air-Intercept Radar GMT_23/0320Z 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 5.PHOTOS 口 Probably Astronomical 口Yes 口 Possibly Astronomical GNo civilian 9.COURSE 口 Othor 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 口 Insufficient Data far Evaluation 口 Unknown T stationary 3ming 11.COMMENTS 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING Possibly the observer Bav the exhaust One red obj,size of Iarge end of a pencil of a jet aircraft.The color and held at arms length, seen in the south at an altitude.of 45 degs.Obj remained stationary gradual fade-out would support this hypothesis and gradualy faded out. ATIC FORM 329(REV 26 SEP 52)

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