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Battlecreek, Michigan, January 1956

Date of account
1956-01
Location
Battlecreek, 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 1.DATE 2.LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 口 Was Balloon 8 January 1956 Battlecreek, Michigan 口 Probably Balloon 口 Possibly Balloon 3.DATE-TIME GROUP 4.TYPE OF OBSERVATION BX Ground-Radar 口 Was Aircraft Local XXGround-Visual 口 Probably Aircraft 09/0215Z (N) Air-lntercept Radar 口 Possibly Aireraft GMT D AirVisual 5.PHOTOS 6.SOURCE 口 Was Astronomical 口Yes 口 Probably Astronomical ONRIX Civilian 口 Possibly Astronomical 7.LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8.NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9.COURSE 口. Other. αX Insufficient Data far Evaluation 口 Unknown 20 minutes one southeast 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11.COMMENTS One round reddish white object, flew Possible balloon; however, no straight level flight. Sighted at direction of movement reported. 400 elevation 150° azimuth. Case listed as insufficient data ATIC FORM 329(REV 26 SEP 52)

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