Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Lake Andes, South Dakota, 30 January 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of a stationary, silver, ball-shaped object in Lake Andes, South Dakota, on January 30, 1956, was officially identified as a weather balloon by the Air Technical Intelligence Center.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding a UFO sighting in Lake Andes, South Dakota, on January 30, 1956. The report details a stationary, silver, ball-shaped object observed for over an hour by witnesses who were watching the construction of a water tower. The object was described as being the size of a half-dollar held at arm's length. The reporting officer noted that there was no discernible flight path or maneuvers. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the object was a weather balloon, likely of the radiosonde type. The teletype, sent by the 787th ACWRON at Chandler AFS, Minnesota, confirms the submission of the report in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear and cold with calm winds.
Concur with the opinion of the reporting officer that this sighting was generated by a weather balloon, probably of the radiosonde type.
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Official Assessment
Concur with the opinion of the reporting officer that this sighting was generated by a weather balloon, probably of the radiosonde type.
The object was identified as a weather balloon based on its appearance and lack of movement.
Key Persons
- R. H. [illegible]S/Sgt.