As reported

Cigar over Whitmore Lake, MI

A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.

The report, as filed

Dec. 24, 1947 cigar shaped lighted object above the trees near Ann Arbor, Michigan

Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center. Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.

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Routed to: National Archives and Records Administration · records window 1947-12-21 → 1948-01-07

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