Project 10073 Record Card — Clearfield, Pennsylvania, 26 May 1955

On May 26, 1955, at 0221Z, three observers—Floyd Casady, Jerry Cochran, and Harding Turner—reported an unidentified aerial phenomenon in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. The object was described as having no specific shape, appearing as a star-sized light that changed color from white to red. The observers noted that the object appeared stationary, though it flickered up and down and possibly moved upward. The sighting lasted approximately two hours. The observers were Ground Observer Corps (GOC) personnel, and they noted that two aircraft passed the object during the observation, providing a point of comparison. Despite the presence of these aircraft, no sound was reported from the object, and it was not detected by radar. The weather was reported as clear with no clouds. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center was that the object was the star Altair, which was rising at the time of the sighting. The report notes that the inability of aircraft to contact the object and the lack of radar confirmation supported the conclusion that the sighting was of an astronomical body.