Project 10073 Record — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 1954

This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on October 4, 1954. The report indicates that a witness, identified as a coin machine operator, observed an object for approximately one hour and thirty minutes. The object was described as elliptical in shape, changing in color from white to orange. The summary notes that there were actually eight objects observed in an elliptical formation. The witness reported the object's movement toward the west until it disappeared below the horizon. The report includes technical details regarding the weather conditions at the time of the sighting, including wind speeds and cloud cover. Official investigation by the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base concluded that the object was the planet Mars. The report confirms that no photographs were taken, no physical evidence was recovered, and there was no radar contact associated with the event.