Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Schenectady, New York, 26 August 1952
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A Ground Observer Corps member reported a single object with a white trail near Schenectady, New York, on August 26, 1952. The report was classified as having insufficient data for evaluation.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated military teletype report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on August 26, 1952. The incident occurred at 0020 GMT, approximately eight miles south-southeast of Schenectady, New York. The report was filed by the 656th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron. The witness, identified as a member of the Ground Observer Corps with six months of experience, reported seeing a single object at an estimated altitude of 12,000 feet. The object was described as having a white trail and was observed to rise, pause, flash, and then disappear. The witness reported that there was no sound associated with the object. Weather conditions at the time included 15 miles of visibility and winds from the east at five knots. The report explicitly states that there was no unusual activity and that the object was not reported until after it had disappeared. The official conclusion recorded on the project card is that there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation, with the comments section noting that there was not much information available regarding the event.
OBJECT SIGHTED ABOVE TREE TOPS CMA SHAPE AND SIZE UN KNOWN CMA FLASHED WHITE TRAIL CMA NO SOUND CMA OBJECT ROSE CMA PAUSED CMA FLASHED CMA AND DISAPPEARED
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Official Assessment
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
The sighting was reported by a Ground Observer Corps member with six months of experience. The object was observed for a few seconds, exhibiting a white trail, rising, pausing, and flashing before disappearing. No unusual activity was noted.