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Wall Lake, Michigan, August 1956

Date of account
1956-08
Location
Wall Lake, Michigan
Source
uap_archive
Record updated
2026-10-10

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD 12.CONCIUSIONS 2.LOCATION 1.DATE 口 Wos Balloon 口 Probably Ballaon Wall Lake,Michigan 口 Possibly Balioon 4 August 1956 4.TYPEOF OBSERVATION C3 Wos Aircraft 3.DATE-TIME GROUP Ground-Rudar 口 Probably Aircraft XGround-Visual XPossibly Aircraft Local DAir-Visuol Air-lntercept Radar 05/0453Z 口 Was Astronomical GMT. 6.SOURCE 口 Probably Astronomicol 5.PHOTOS 口 Possibly Astronomical Yes Civilian OND: Other- 8.NUMBEROF OBJECTS9.COURSE 口口 Insufficient Data for Evaluation 7.LENCTH OF OBSERVATION Unknown Wto NW one two minutes 11.COMMENTS Duration of sighting and 10.BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING One round object,the size of an orang description in sky (bright at arm's length,Color was orange. glow) indieated the posi- Noticed by observer because of its bility of a jet contrail. "bright glow in the sky." Seen visu- Evaluation of this sighting ally and through binoculars for perio

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