Near Vicksburg, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
The Vicksburg, Michigan Disc
At about 2 a.m. on 31 March 1966, machinist Jeno Udvardy reported encountering a brightly lighted disc hovering a few feet above a rural road near Vicksburg. He described violent buffeting, a stalled engine, a low humming sound and the object moving from ahead of his car to behind it before departin
Why This Case Matters
A named close-range vehicle-interference report from the 1966 Michigan wave with a surviving McDonald-era interview trail, but no independent witness or retained physical evidence.
Chronology
- 31 Mar 1966 ~02:00 reported encounter
- Udvardy returns home and reports experience
- case preserved by NICAP
- 13 Aug 1967 James McDonald records Udvardy interview
- later catalogue circulation
The Witnesses
Evidence
The following evidence types are documented for this case:
Conventional explanations: Vehicle stall from driver action/stress, conventional lights/vehicle, aircraft or misperception remain possible; the alleged EM effect was not instrumented and McDonald interview was more than a year later.
What Remains Unresolved
- Original sheriff/police record
- exact road geometry
- vehicle inspection
- contemporaneous written statement
- independent road witnesses
- cause of engine stall and buffeting.
Key Takeaways
- Treat the engine stall as a reported effect, not demonstrated electromagnetic interference. The McDonald recording materially improves provenance but does not supply independent corroboration.
Sources
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