Declassified UFO / UAP Document

Project 10073 Record Card and Incident Report — Fullerton, Nebraska, 6 July 1954

📅 6 July 1954 📍 Fullerton, Nebraska 🏛 ATIC WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB OHIO 📄 sighting_report

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TL;DR

A 1954 report from Lincoln AFB details a sighting of three distinct aerial objects by children in Fullerton, Nebraska. Military authorities deemed the witnesses credible but were unable to provide a definitive evaluation of the objects.

This document is a Project 10073 record card and subsequent military correspondence regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on July 6, 1954, near Fullerton, Nebraska. The report details an observation made by three children, who were interviewed by their older brother. The children reported seeing three distinct objects: one simple tube-shaped object, one cup-shaped object, and one tube-shaped object with humps. These objects were described as being black with white borders and approximately 100 feet long. The objects were observed traveling from the southwest to the northeast at an altitude comparable to a Piper Cub aircraft. One of the objects was noted to be rotating on a center axis in a counter-clockwise direction, while the cup-shaped object appeared to have a cable spanning its topside. The duration of the sighting was approximately four minutes. One observer reported hearing a sound resembling a large plane, while another observer reported seeing a four-engine plane in the area but heard no sound. The weather was described as partly cloudy with thundershowers, but with no wind or cloud movement. The military authorities at Lincoln AFB, who filed the report, noted that the children were considered truthful and not imaginative. However, the headquarters at ATIC stated that they did not feel qualified to render a proper evaluation of the nature of the objects based on the provided information.

From the apparent serious approach of the letter and questioning of the children and his belief in them it appears the children actually saw something.

Official Assessment

This HQS does not feel qualified to render a proper evaluation

The report is based on a letter from an observer regarding children's sightings. The children were interviewed by their older brother and were deemed truthful. The objects were described as three distinct shapes, one of which rotated. A four-engine plane was also observed in the area by another witness.

Witnesses

Key Persons

  • [illegible]Older brother who interviewed the children

Organizations

Military Units