Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - McChord AFB, Washington - 23 January 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1956 report from McChord AFB details a one-minute sighting of a small, red, flaming circular disc. The Air Technical Intelligence Center concluded the object was a meteor.
On January 23, 1956, at 1800Z, a sighting occurred at McChord Air Force Base in Washington. The incident was documented on a Project 10073 record card and reported via an operational immediate message (CITE 25 AD A219) from the Commander of the 25th Air Division. The witness reported observing a single circular disc, described as being approximately 1.5 feet in diameter and smaller than the moon. The object was noted to be red in color, fuzzy in appearance, and emitting flames. It was observed for a duration of one minute, during which it traveled in a level line before disappearing into clouds. The report explicitly states that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the object was a meteor. The documentation notes that this evaluation was based on limited data and the specific description provided by the observer. The document was later declassified under authority AFR 205-10, paragraph 2-176(ii).
Circular disc. 1 1/2 feet in diameter. Smaller than the moon, fire, red, fuzzy and emitted flames. Traveled in level line into clouds.
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Official Assessment
Meteor
The evaluation was based on limited data and the provided description of the object.