Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 10 March 1956 - Miami, Florida
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AI-Generated Summary
A 14-year-old student reported a small, white, glowing object in Miami on March 10, 1956. Military authorities investigated the report and concluded the object was a meteor.
On March 10, 1956, at 0900Z, a 14-year-old student in Miami, Florida, observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The witness described the object as a small, round, white, glowing entity, comparable in size to a ping-pong ball held at arm's length. The object was observed for approximately twenty seconds, during which it moved in a straight path toward the North before disappearing by fading. The sighting occurred at night under clear weather conditions. The object was not detected by radar, and there were no military fighters in the location at the time of the report. The incident was documented on a Project 10073 record card and further detailed in a teletype communication between military units, including the 66th ACWRON at MacDill Air Force Base and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC). The official evaluation concluded that the sighting was, in all probability, a meteor. This conclusion was reached by concurring with the initial reporting officer's assessment of the event.
Concur with the opinion of the reporting officer that this sighting was in all probability generated by a meteor.
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Official Assessment
Concur with the opinion of the reporting officer that this sighting was in all probability generated by a meteor.
The object was identified as a meteor based on its appearance and behavior.