Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — BELLEVIEW, FLORIDA
AI-Generated Summary
A civilian observer in Belleview, Florida, reported a recurring starlike object in 1956. Military authorities concluded the sighting was astronomical in nature.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding a UFO sighting reported in Belleview, Florida, on February 12, 1956. A civilian observer, associated with the Ground Observer Corps (GOC), reported seeing a single, white, starlike object that appeared to rotate below the field of stars before disappearing over the horizon. The observer claimed to witness this phenomenon every clear night after sundown. The report includes details from a teletype transmission sent from the 35th Air Division at Dobbins Air Force Base to various commands, including the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC). The teletype notes that the object was too distant to determine its size and that no radar contact was made, with the Navy confirming no blips in the area. The official conclusion reached by the reporting officer and the evaluating agency is that the sighting is astronomical in nature, likely a star or a reflection, given the consistent, repetitive nature of the observation on clear nights.
Concur with the opinion of the reporting officer that this sighting is astronomical in nature.
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Official Assessment
Concur with the opinion of the reporting officer that this sighting is astronomical in nature. The fact that the source sees this object every clear night and describes it as being starlike leads to above conclusion.
The object is likely a star or a reflection.