Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — California airport, 16 July 1956
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A Project 10073 record card documenting a 1956 sighting of a red, roundish object at Los Angeles International Airport. The object appeared to turn into a ball of flame before disappearing, but the case was closed due to insufficient data.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing an unidentified aerial sighting that occurred on July 16, 1956, at the Los Angeles International Airport in California. The observation, which lasted for several minutes, involved a single roundish object. The witness initially perceived the object as a blimp. According to the report, the object was observed through binoculars before it transformed into a ball of flame and subsequently disappeared. The type of observation is classified as ground-visual. The report explicitly notes that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact associated with the event. The final conclusion recorded on the card is that there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation of the sighting. The document includes a brief summary of the event and a comment section reiterating the lack of sufficient data. The record card is marked as ATIC Form 329, revised September 1952.
One roundish object. Color red at first thought to be a blimp. Became ball of flame & disappeared - seen through binoculars before it became ball of flame.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
The sighting was evaluated as having insufficient data for a definitive explanation.