Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Warrenton, Virginia, 1956

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported in 1958, which allegedly occurred in June or July 1956 near Warrenton, Virginia. The witness, a former Army Specialist 3rd class, described observing six or seven round, white, disk-like lights, approximately two feet in diameter, rising from a tree near an abandoned house. The witness noted that the lights swayed and bobbed in a slow, erratic motion for five to seven minutes before settling into the ground. The witness, who was carrying camera equipment, chose not to attempt photography due to the low light conditions and the movement of the objects. Upon investigating the site immediately after the lights disappeared, the witness found no physical evidence, unusual odors, or signs of life. The witness also provided an article from FATE magazine regarding 'Min-Min' lights in Australia, suggesting a similarity to their own experience. The official military evaluation of the report was dismissive, categorizing it as an 'unreliable report' because it was too old. Colonel H. K. Gilbert of AFCIN-4E noted that immediate reporting is essential for effective investigation and that the phenomena described were characteristic of ball-shaped gaseous glows, such as St. Elmo's Fire or swamp gas, rather than unidentified aerial craft.