Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Winchester, Virginia, 16 May 1955
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A civilian GOC observer reported a small, glowing, bowl-shaped object in Winchester, Virginia, on May 16, 1955. The military investigation concluded the report was not feasible and closed the case due to insufficient data.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon that occurred on May 16, 1955, in Winchester, Virginia. The observer, identified as a member of the Ground Observer Corps (GOC), reported seeing a single, whitish-yellow object described as an inverted bowl with a light shining on it. The object was estimated to be three feet in size at an altitude of 10,000 feet, and it appeared to dive behind a mountain range at a 40-degree downward angle. The observation lasted approximately one minute. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) evaluated the report and concluded that the data provided was insufficient for a formal investigation. The investigators noted that the observer's estimates were not considered feasible, citing the difficulty of observing a three-foot object at 10,000 feet at night. Furthermore, contradictions within the preliminary report led the agency to determine that no further investigation was necessary, and the case was officially closed as having insufficient data.
Observer's estimates & data are not Feasible, i.e.; seeing three foot object at 10,000 feet at night, and contradictions given in preliminary rpt preclude necessity for investigation.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
The report was dismissed due to the observer's estimates being deemed not feasible, specifically the observation of a three-foot object at 10,000 feet at night, combined with contradictions in the preliminary report.