Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Bedford, Ohio, 4 March 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1956 report from Bedford, Ohio, describes a slow-moving, basketball-sized yellow object observed at night. The military investigation concluded there was insufficient data to identify the object, noting it could potentially have been an aircraft beacon.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype message regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on 4 March 1956 in Bedford, Ohio. The witness, identified as George Wagasky Jr., an operations and intelligence officer, observed a single, round, yellow object estimated to be the size of a basketball. The object was reported to be moving at a slow speed, revolving with one side appearing dimmer than the other. The flight path was described as erratic, moving back and forth, from west to east, and north to south. The observation was made using binoculars at night. The military report, transmitted by the 662nd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (ACWRON) at Brookfield Air Force Station, Ohio, to the Air Defense Command (ADC) and other units, notes that there was no sound associated with the object. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that there was insufficient data for a definitive analysis. The report highlights that the duration of the sighting was not reported and the positional information provided was vague. While the possibility of the object being an aircraft beacon was raised, the investigators stated they could not reach a firm conclusion based on the limited data presented.
Insufficient data for analysis. Duration not reported and positional information vague. Possible a/c beacon however cannot conclude on limited data presented.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient data for analysis. Duration not reported and positional information vague. Possible a/c beacon however cannot conclude on limited data presented.
The object was described as a round, yellow, basketball-sized object that moved in a back-and-forth pattern. Due to the lack of sufficient data and vague positional information, no definitive conclusion could be reached, though an aircraft beacon was suggested as a possibility.
Witnesses
- George Wagasky JrOperations and Intelligence Officer
Key Persons
- George Wagasky JrOperations and Intelligence Officer