Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Bongrock, New Jersey, 29 February 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian report of a round, yellow object in the New Jersey sky was investigated by the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The military concluded the sighting was likely the stars Sirius and Venus.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding a UFO sighting reported on 29 February 1956 in Bongrock, New Jersey. The report details an observation made by two civilians, a father and son, who witnessed a round, yellow object resembling a basketball for approximately fifty minutes. The witnesses described the object as appearing as a bright light that moved up and down and back and forth within the southwest quadrant of the sky. The military investigation, conducted by the Air Technical Intelligence Center, noted that the weather conditions were clear. Despite radar coverage in the area, no radar contact was established with the object. The official conclusion reached by the headquarters was that the sighting was 'Probably Astronomical.' This determination was based on the duration of the sighting, the description of the object, and the presence of the bright stars Sirius and Venus in the same southwest quadrant of the sky at the time of the observation. The teletype correspondence confirms the transmission of these details between various military units, including the 46th ACW Squadron and the 26th Air Division, to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
The duration of the sighting, the description of the object, and the fact that both Sirius and Venus are located in the SW quadrant of the sky and both are very bright, lead this hq to the conclusion indicated above.
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Official Assessment
The duration of the sighting, the description of the object, and the fact that both Sirius and Venus are located in the SW quadrant of the sky and both are very bright, lead this hq to the conclusion indicated above.
The object was identified as likely being the stars Sirius and Venus, which were visible in the southwest quadrant of the sky at the time of the report.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian (father and son)
Key Persons
- Richard W. Lock1/LT, Senior Director
- J. W. CormanT/SGT