Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD - Hampton Corner, Virginia - 3 November 1954
AI-Generated Summary
A Hampton police officer reported a fast-moving, round, 25-foot white light at tree-top level on 3 November 1954. The official military conclusion for the incident was 'insufficient data'.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on 3 November 1954 at 0720Z in Hampton Corner, Virginia. The primary witness identified in the report is Robert Cyrus, an officer with the Hampton Police Department (Badge 18). According to the report, the witness observed a single, round, bright white light approximately 25 feet in diameter at tree-top level. The object exhibited very fast movement, specifically described as moving up and down, before disappearing from sight. The duration of the observation was reported as a few seconds. The weather conditions at the time were noted as clear with 10 miles visibility and calm surface winds. The report includes a breakdown of the object's course, noting a 65-degree angle while coming down and a 55-degree angle while going up. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that there was insufficient data to determine the nature of the object. The document includes routing information to various military commands, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB and the Director of Intelligence at HQ USAF in Washington, D.C.
Round, bright light (white) 25' diameter at tree-top level. Object was going up and down - very fast movement. One object sighted twice.
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Official Assessment
INSUFFICIENT DATA
The object was described as a round, bright white light, approximately 25 feet in diameter, observed at tree-top level. The witness reported the object moving up and down with very fast action before going out of sight. The sighting lasted for a few seconds.
Witnesses
- Robert CyrusBadge 18Hampton Police Dept
Key Persons
- Ho King PembrookLocation of observer