Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Olmstead AFB, Pennsylvania, 24 October 1954
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A 1954 sighting report from Olmstead AFB describes a round, blue object with a fire trail observed for 3-5 seconds. The investigation concluded there was insufficient data to identify the object, suggesting it may have been a meteor or a jet.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on October 24, 1954, at 0145Z near Olmstead Air Force Base in Pennsylvania. The report describes a single, round, light blue object, estimated to be the size of a baseball, which exhibited a blue fire trail. The object was observed for a duration of three to five seconds. According to the report, the object moved from a 10 o'clock high left position, passing down in front of the nose of the observer's aircraft. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with unlimited visibility. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authorities was that there was insufficient data to provide a definitive evaluation of the sighting. The report notes that the object could potentially have been a meteor or a jet aircraft, but the description of its motion remained inconclusive. An operations officer at the Olmstead Flight Service conducted a review of all possibilities, but no explanation was forthcoming. The document includes standard reporting fields for sighting incidents, including the date, time, location, and physical characteristics of the object, as well as administrative routing information for various military intelligence and defense units.
Insufficient data, description of motion inconclusive. Possible meteor or possible jet a/c.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient data for evaluation. Possible meteor or possible jet a/c.
The observation was described as a round, light blue object with a blue fire trail. The motion was described as passing in front of an aircraft from a 10 o'clock high left position. Due to the short duration of the sighting (3-5 seconds) and the inconclusive nature of the description, no definitive identification could be made.