Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 23 July 1956, England, Arkansas
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1956 sighting report from England, Arkansas, describes an object that changed shape and left a smoke trail. The military investigation officially identified the object as the star Spica.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an accompanying military teletype report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on July 23, 1956, in England, Arkansas. The sighting, reported by civilians, lasted for one hour and thirty minutes. The witnesses described a single object that changed shape from oval to flat to diamond, appeared larger than a star, and exhibited a ring around it at times with a red light on its underside. The object reportedly moved south at a speed of 70-100 knots and left a trail of white smoke. The military investigation, conducted by the 797th ACWRON at Fordland AFS, Missouri, and reported to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, concluded that the object was the star Spica. The report notes that the object was likely stationary in the southern sky and that the duration of the sighting was inconsistent with typical aircraft or balloon behavior. Despite the official conclusion identifying the object as an astronomical phenomenon, the Intelligence NCOIC noted in the final summary that they could not arrive at a definitive comment regarding the nature of the object based on the information provided.
From the information recieved I cannot arrive at any comment as to what the object was.
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Official Assessment
Was Astronomical Spica
The object was determined to be the star Spica, which was high in the sky at 185 degrees azimuth. The report notes the object was likely stationary in the south rather than moving away, and the duration of one and one-half hours was too long for an aircraft or balloon.