Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting Incident 16 Jan 51
AI-Generated Summary
A 1951 military report documents a black, delta-wing object sighted over Japan at 40,000 feet. The investigation concluded there was insufficient data to evaluate the event.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated military cable regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on January 16, 1951, over Japan at coordinates 3515N - 13550E. The sighting occurred at 1030I. The witness or reporting source described the object as a black, delta-wing or arrow-shaped craft flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet on a 200-degree heading. The military cable, sent from the Commanding General of the Far East Air Forces (CG FEAF) in Tokyo to the Commanding General of the Air Materiel Command (CG AMC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, formally transmitted the report for further attention. The record card indicates that no photographs were taken and no radar contact was established. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that there was insufficient data to evaluate the sighting. The record card notes that while there was an expectation of further information, no additional details were ever added to the file.
Shape like Delta Wing (Arrow shape). Color was black. Alt was 40,000.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient Data to evaluate.
The object was described as a black, delta-wing or arrow-shaped craft at an altitude of 40,000 feet, heading 200 degrees. The military report concluded there was insufficient data to evaluate the sighting.