Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Cape Province, South Africa, 7 December 1954
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AI-Generated Summary
A weather officer in South Africa tracked a semi-circular, white object with a theodolite for seven minutes on December 7, 1954. The incident was documented by ATIC, though no formal case file was established.
This document is a Project 10073 Record Card detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on December 7, 1954, in Cape Province, South Africa. The report indicates that a weather officer observed a single object for a duration of seven minutes. The object was described as semi-circular with a dome top, white in color, and possessing a diameter comparable to a weather balloon. The observer noted that the object produced no trail or sound, and its presence was initially detected when it reflected light. The observer utilized a theodolite to track the object as it moved slowly from west to east before executing a turn to the north. The record card notes that there were no photographs taken and no radar contact made. The document indicates that the information was extracted from ATIC report 211023A, IR-42-55, dated February 1, 1955, and is held in the ATIC repository. The final assessment on the card indicates that there is no case file associated with this incident.
Semi-circular with dome top. Same diameter as wea balloon. White. No trail or sound.
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Official Assessment
The object was observed for seven minutes, appearing as a semi-circular object with a dome top, similar in diameter to a weather balloon. It moved from west to east before turning north. The observer, identified as a weather officer, used a theodolite to track the object.