Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Millbrook, Alabama, 8 January 1954
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A civilian report of a half-moon-shaped object in Millbrook, Alabama, on January 8, 1954, was officially identified by the Air Force as a weather balloon released from Maxwell AFB.
This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated military communications regarding a UFO sighting reported on January 8, 1954, in Millbrook, Alabama. The witnesses, identified as a civilian couple, reported observing a single half-moon-shaped object at night. The report was received by Base Operations at Maxwell Air Force Base and subsequently transmitted to the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The military investigation concluded that the sighting was a confirmed weather balloon, which had been released from Maxwell Air Force Base and was observed approximately 10 miles northwest of its release point. The documentation includes detailed weather and wind data for the time of the sighting, confirming clear conditions. Additionally, the file contains an unrelated informational note regarding a meteor sighting reported by Chief Officer Joseph Reid of the Canadian SS Sunjarv on January 11, 1954, in the North Atlantic, which is marked as 'No Case (Information Only).'
Evaluation is confirmed balloon sighting.
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Official Assessment
Evaluation is confirmed balloon sighting.
The object was determined to be a light weather balloon released from Maxwell AFB, observed 10 miles northwest of the release point.
Witnesses
- Mr and Mrs [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- Joseph ReidChief Officer of the Canadian SS. Sunjarv