Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Vermillion, Ohio, 22 Sep 55
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A civilian reported a stationary, round, transparent object in Vermillion, Ohio, on September 22, 1955. The military investigation concluded the object was a balloon.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype message regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on September 22, 1955, in Vermillion, Ohio. The sighting occurred at 23:54 Zulu time and lasted for approximately 20 minutes. The observer, a civilian woman, described the object as round, transparent, and roughly the size of a basketball. The object remained stationary at an estimated altitude between 5,000 and 10,000 feet and produced no sound. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with good visibility. The report was filed by Captain Roy W. Anderson, an Operations and Intelligence Officer. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authorities was that the object was a balloon. The documentation includes standard military routing information, indicating the report was transmitted from the 662nd Aircraft Control and Warning squadron to various commands, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center and the Director of Intelligence at Headquarters USAF.
SHAPE ROUND CMA SIZE BASKETBALL CMA COLOR TRANSPARENT CMA NUMBER ONE CMA NO SOUND CMA SPEED STATIONARY
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Official Assessment
Balloon sighting.
The object was identified as a balloon based on the observation of a round, transparent, stationary object at an altitude of 5,000 to 10,000 feet.
Witnesses
- Mrs. [illegible]civilian
Key Persons
- Roy W AndersonOperations and Intelligence Officer