Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 11 June 1954
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This document contains a Project 10073 record card for a 1954 sighting at Reese AFB and a separate report of a sighting by astronomer Dr. H. Percy Wilkins.
This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and a supplementary information sheet regarding a sighting on June 11, 1954. The record card details a sighting at Reese AFB, Texas, involving a single white object with a tail and a round front. The object was observed for 2-5 seconds at an altitude between 5,000 and 6,000 feet, where it gained altitude before arching toward the ground. The official conclusion for this incident was that there was insufficient data for evaluation. The second page of the document provides additional context regarding a separate incident involving Dr. H. Percy Wilkins, a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and a noted lunar authority. Dr. Wilkins reported that while flying between Charleston, West Virginia, and Atlanta, Georgia, on June 11, 1954, at an altitude of 8,000 feet, he observed two brilliant, oval-shaped objects hovering over cloud masses. He described them as sharp-edged with the color of burnished gold, observed at an estimated distance of two miles. A third object was seen in the shade of a cloud, appearing gray. The objects reportedly moved against the wind, with the third following in a wide arc before all vanished into a thick cloud. The duration of this second sighting was reported as two minutes.
White object with tail, round front - between 5000 and 6000 ft. Gained altitude then arched toward ground.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
The sighting was deemed to have insufficient data for analysis.
Key Persons
- Dr. H. Percy WilkinsFellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, top moon authority