Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Lancaster, Texas, 9 August 1956
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A 1956 sighting report from Lancaster, Texas, describes a bright, oval-shaped object observed for several hours. The incident was officially evaluated by ATIC as the planet Mars.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting that occurred on August 9, 1956, in Lancaster, Texas. The witness reported observing a single, bright, white, oval-shaped object, described as being the size of a basketball at arm's length. The object was observed moving in a straight path from the East to the South for a duration of six to eight hours, eventually fading away at sunrise. The object was reported to be at an elevation of 10 to 20 degrees and an azimuth of 170 degrees. The record indicates that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. The official evaluation of the sighting concluded that the object was the planet Mars. The investigator noted that while the reported angle of elevation and azimuth at the time of the object's disappearance were potentially in error, the overall characteristics of the sighting were consistent with the planet Mars. The document also notes that there was no report on file.
With exception of angle of elevation and azimuth upon objects disappearance, this sighting meets the characteristics for Mars.
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Official Assessment
Evaluated as Mars.
The sighting was evaluated as the planet Mars. The investigator noted that the reported angle of elevation and azimuth upon the object's disappearance could be in error.