MICHIGAN UFO REPORTS

1960's - Algonac, Michigan

Four Round Objects in Formation.

It was the fall of the year and the sun had already set.  Two individuals were riding a motorcycle when the passenger notice four red lights in the sky.  They stopped the motorcycle, turned off the engine and watched.  

The lights were red in color and made a noise like that of a large airplane.  Three of the lights stop motionless in the air, while the lead light kept moving, until it was almost out of sight, then it too stopped dead in the air.  The three light that stopped first moved lightning fast and resumed the original formation with the "lead" light.  All four lights sat still in the night sky for a few seconds before shooting straight up and out of sight.

During the sighting the plane noise was constant and seem to originate from the lights.  After the lights vanished, so did the sound.

*Witness stated that the noise of the airplane, to him, may have been a cover, since most people might associate a light in the sky with a plane, especially if you hear a plane's engine in conjunctions with a nocturnal light.

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October 31, 2000 - Algonac, Michigan

Meteor \ UFO

Around 6:45pm EST a bright white light moved across the sky from east to west.  It was very fast and it did leave a trail as it moved.  The witness stated that he has never seen something move so fast before.

This was confirmed as a meteor.

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1976 (Date Unknown) - Atlantic Ocean

Bluish-White Cloud/Mist

Witness told me the following:  While he was aboard a destroyer in the Atlantic Ocean he witnessed the following event.

  It was morning when a crewman noticed a light off in the horizon very low to the water.  They checked the radar and it showed nothing.  The light was moving closer, again with no target appearing on the radar.  The crewmen continued to watch as it moved closer yet.  It's described as a cloud of mist that was moving across the water, the mist seamed to have a bluish/white glow in it.  It continued to move past their ship and off into the distance.

  Nobody really talked about it after, but during the event the witness said, "It was kind of' spooky."

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1995 July  Clio, Michigan

Several Clio residents call a local television station reporting strange lights in the South Western nighttime skies.  The lights circled in the sky with no apparent sound coming from them.  During the 11:00 PM broadcast the weatherman reports receiving telephone calls the residents but says they were witnessing debris from a Russian spacecraft.

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1995 December, 21  Clio, Michigan

During a local television11:00 PM broadcast the weatherman reports receiving several calls from residents concerning the UFO, the large red ball, in the southwestern sky.  These calls occurred between 9:30 PM and 10:30 PM.  The local police received no calls concerning the red ball.

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1995 October, 21  Saginaw Bay, Michigan

Three duck hunters  are returning to shore on the  Saginaw Bay near dusk.  The weather is very extreme.  There is strong winds, low clouds, snow is blowing heavily, and the water has extremely high waves.  The three men notice a large white light coming towards them from the West. There is no apparent sound from the light.  The men at first agreed it must be an airliner coming towards them. The light suddenly splits into two separate lights in starts was zipping at a higher rate of speed all over the sky, and was suddenly gone.  They estimated this to have lasted three to five minutes.  One of the hunters is a firm non believer in UFOs, but said what he saw was no airplane and that he could not explain what it was they had seen.

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March 31, 1996  Grand Rapids, Michigan

Eight to ten large round lights, one big white light, one small red, the other whites were white.  All the lights seem to be connected to a solid object which hovered over power lines for a total of three minutes.  It was estimated that the object was 100-150 ft. off the ground.  The size of the object was estimated to be that of a house.

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January 4, 1995 Rodney, Michigan 12:54 AM EST

Mother and daughter witness 10 triangular objects hovering in the sky beaming lights to the ground.  Calls 911.

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January 5, 1995  Evart Michigan  5:30 PM EST

Mother and son witness very bright light while driving.  They stop the car and observe that the object split apart into two "head lights," approaching the car.

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January 8, 1995  Horton, Michigan 11:00 PM EST

Young boy and a friend witness a red light in sky near home.  Went to get parents and light extinguished.

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January 31, 1995  Mason, Michigan  8:07 PM EST

Airport manager call to report of a bizarre UFO event from woman in nearby town.

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January 31, 1995  Eaton Rapids, Michigan  8:10 PM EST

A mother and her children, neighbors, and an aunt witness a huge "X-shaped" object flying east to west overhead.

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March 30, 1996  Grand Rapids, Michigan

A white crescent shaped object was seen maneuvering through the night sky.  The object was observed for a total of two minutes, in which the object was seen to turn red in color and then back to white as it maneuvered.

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April 23, 2001 - Near Flint, Michigan

Green Fireball

Around 10:20 PM EST a large bright green fireball moved across the sky from east to west.  The object left a trail before disappearing.  Witness was traveling on I-69 heading towards Flint, Michigan.

Possible meteor.

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June 15, 1967 - Lake Huron, Lexington, Michigan

Strange Lights / Submarine / Frogmen

The Sheriff Department investigated claims of a husband and wife that reported seeing strange light on Lake Huron and on another occasion witnessing, what they said was a Russian submarine and frogmen.

The strange lights were spotted in March of 1967 by the couple, then in June of that year they reported seeing a submarine with a Russian insignia as well as frogmen.  After the lady shine a flashlight in the direction of the submarine it submerged.

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March 29, 30 1995 - St. Ignace, MI

Red Lights

Moran, Township -

Residents along Gross Cap Road report seeing rings of vibrant red lights hovering over Lake Michigan.  The first object was rounded and had lights all away around the edges and multi-colored lights in the middle.

People are also gathering at the Mackinaw Bridge viewing area in hopes of seeing the strange lights in the sky.

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February 2, 1995 - Traverse City, Michigan

"V" Shaped Object - Possible Abduction

Four children ages 10-16, were sledding on a snow covered hill when a "V" shaped object was seen descending from the sky. Shortly after they viewed the object the children were no longer in their winter clothes, but left sitting on the sled in their undergarments in 20 degree weather.

One of the girls ran into her mothers house in shock and could not talk.

The event was witnessed by a Retired Air Force Officer.

Also of interest was the fact that an object of the same description was seen in Denmark, Wisconsin two hours earlier.

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Meteorite Lands in Upper Michigan?


[MStPS-T headline: Large fireball sited in Upper Peninsula]
CALUMET, Mich. (AP) -- Officials flew over the rural Upper Peninsula on Friday, looking for signs of a meteor that had been sighted in the region.
Residents between Calumet and Houghton reported seeing a large, smoke-trailing fireball fall from the sky about 8 p.m. Thursday [May 13], state police said Friday. Reports came in from Canada and northern Wisconsin as well, Trooper Steve Laux said.

Officials believe it was a meteor, but police patrols and local agencies couldn' t find it. Several residents reported seeing smoke.

Laux said it could have landed in the water or burned up before it hit the ground.

A spotter plane from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources checked the area Friday to make sure the possible meteor didn' t spark any fires.

None was spotted, Laux said. But he said a DNR plane would continue flying over the region for about a week.


[Sources: WLUC / Marquette, MI & Minn/St Paul Star-Tribune / MI - May 14 1999 ]

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 Unusual Light Reported

Cheboygan Tribune, Cheboygan, MI

An unusual light was spotted in the eastern sky on Sunday (1-6-02) around 9:00 PM EST.  The object was larger and brighter than that of a planet bit smaller than a full moon.  There appeared to be rays of lights extending from the object.  The object was also reported a couple of month previous to this sighting.

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MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE - Triangle Object


ORIGINAL INCIDENT REPORT

October 12, 1994
Time Received 7:00PM
Work Unit - Traverse City Post
County - Grand Traverse
Incident No. 71-3183-94
File Class 9800-7
Incident Status - (5) Closed


Nature of Incident: Reports a suspicious situation, spotted a U.F.O.

INFORMATION:
Complainant called to report that on Monday, Oct. 10, at 8:15pm he and two friends were on their way into Traverse City from Lake Ann area when they spotted a tri-angle shaped object in the sky to the South of them. He said they were on N. Long Lake Rd. in the vicinity of Straight Rd. and the object was off to the Southeast. The driver, (name witheld), age 22 stopped the pickup truck and all three got out to get a closer look. As they got out and watched the object, it sped off from it's hovering position in a lift off angle similar to a helicopter.

Complainant checked with the Traverse City FAA Tower to see if any such plane or balloon was in the area at that time of night, but the man at FAA said he was too busy to talk about such a thing and hung up.

INTERVIEW DRIVER OF VEHICLE:
Undersigned officer talked to (name witheld), who was the driver of the pickup truck that evening, and she related that she wasn't able to get a good look at the object as she was watching the road. She did stop and within moments of them getting out to see it hovering over the corn field it sped off.

The other passenger (name withheld), age 16 wasn't available to comment.

OBJECT IN THE SKY (U.F.O):
The object was described as tri-angle shaped object with the lower or bottom having blue lights emitting from it and shining downward. At the peak of the object it had a red beacon light. The strangest thing that (names withheld) both said about the object was that it lifted off without any roar or sound of any kind.

STATUS: CLOSED

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MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE POLICE
ORIGINAL INCIDENT REPORT

December 21, 1994
Time Received 7:30AM
Work Unit - Traverse City Post
County - Grand Traverse
Incident No. 071-4044-94
File Class 9900-9
Incident Status - (5) Closed

NATURE OF INCIDENT: Suspicious situation - UFO

LOCATION/TIME: location is above address located in sec. 28 of Paradise Twp., Grand Traverse Co., object was first observed at aprox. 6:30am date.

CONTACT COMPLAINANT:
undersigned met with comp. at the above location and was informed that the object was still visible. Officer went with comp. to her back porch and was pointed out a bright light in the sky, time was approx. 7:45am, clear skies.
Upon looking at the light with binoculars, a cylindrical mass, possible gray in color was observed. On the underside of the object a large amount of individual lights were seen that appeared to be connected by a softer
light running between them. At this time the officer asked comp. if she had a video camera. It was learned that she had just purchased one, however did not know how to work it, she advised that she called her neighbor, (name and address witheld) and he had been video tapeing the event.

Undersigned watched the object for approx. 20 minutes before it appeared to get further and further away. Object could still be seen when officer left the area. During this time it was noted that the object did not just stay level it could be observed rotating back and forth and at several times tipped vertically and then back down. Another smaller bright object could be seen just to the east of the larger object, however no shape or color could be seen just a bright light.

INTERVIEW COMP:
it was learned that at approx. 6:30am comp. opened the door to let her dogs out when she first observed something in the sky, as she watched it it appeared to fall straight down to a height of just over the tree tops near her storage barn. When asked about the size she advised that it was approx. 3 times the size of her barn (approx 60 ft. in diameter). She stated that she observed the white and blue lights at this time and there appeared to be a haze around it. Comp. stated that she stuck her head outside and was surprised that she
heard no sound coming from the object.

At approx. 7:00am she called her neighbor listed above and requested that he video tape the events. Comp. stated that around Thanksgiving time she observed another event from her home. She stated that the object was
further away and higher up than this time, however, she could still make out the lights, she stated that she did not call that time as she was afraid everyone would think she was nuts.

CONTACT (NAME WITHELD):
Undersigned contacted (name witheld) and learned that he had video taped the events. He stated that (name witheld) had called at approx. 7:00am and told him about the object and requested that he tape it. He got up and got dressed, went out on the porch and started taping it. (name witheld) stated that it was well up in the air when he first saw it and started taping. (name witheld) gave undersigned the tape to make copies of, the original to be returned to him.

ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS:
It should be noted that at approx. 7:50am three military type aircraft flew through the area, as each aircraft approached the object the lights went off and then back on as the plane passed.

CONTACT MINN. AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER:
a check was made and learned that during peace time they do not have a man watching the consol at all times. It was learned that the three aircraft described above were picked up on the radar, however, they were transponding signals which helps the radar pick it up. It was learned that on object in the air that was not sending out signals would be hard to be noted.

ADDITIONAL COMP: 71-3183-94 taken 10-12-94 attached
STATUS: closed

SUPPLEMENTAL INCIDENT REPORT:
Incident Number: 071-4044-94
Supplemental Date: 1-10-95
Original Date: 12-21-1994
File Class: 9900-0

INFORMATION: this comp. is re-opened to clear up confusion on the ownership of the video tape.

DISPOSITION of the VIDEO TAPE:
on 12-21-94 undersigned brought the original tape to the post to make a copy for the National UFO Reporting Center. While at the post TV9&10 took pictures of the tape as it was playing on the VCR. The original tape was taken back to the comp. as per prior arrangements with the owner of the tape.

The copy is being sent to the National UFO Reporting Center in Seattle, Wash.

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