Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Brockton, Massachusetts, 12 August 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1956 sighting report from Brockton, Massachusetts, was evaluated by ATIC and concluded to be the planet Mars. The report highlights inconsistencies in the witness's testimony.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting reported in Brockton, Massachusetts, on 12 August 1956. The witness, described as an avid science fiction reader, reported observing an oval-shaped object that appeared as a brilliant light with a thin, bright tail and a green light. The object was reportedly viewed for 30 minutes, moving on a straight course toward a 360-degree azimuth at 60-degree elevation before fading out of sight. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) conducted an evaluation of the report. The investigation involved sending ATIC Form 164 to the source on 16 August 1956. The resulting information provided by the source was found to be contradictory to the initial report. The final conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that the object was the planet Mars, classifying it as an astronomical body. The record card notes that the source's background as a science fiction reader and the inconsistencies in their account were factors in the final assessment.
Time, duration, description, & position indicate Mars. Evaluated as astro body due to contradictory info of source.
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Official Assessment
Time, duration, description, & position indicate Mars. Evaluated as astro body due to contradictory info of source.
The object was initially identified as an oval-shaped light with a green tail. After reviewing the report, ATIC concluded the sighting was likely the planet Mars, noting that the source's information was contradictory and that the source was an avid science fiction reader.