Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Painesville, Ohio, 14 August 1956
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A 1956 sighting report from Painesville, Ohio, involving a round, orange object. The case was closed as 'Insufficient Data for Evaluation' due to inconsistent witness testimony.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on August 14, 1956, in Painesville, Ohio. The report describes a single, round, orange object, estimated to be the size of a basketball. According to the observer, the object moved from West to East at a speed described as faster than a jet. The duration of the sighting was reported as one and a half hours. The record card indicates that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, was that there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation. This determination was based on noted inconsistencies in the observer's statements regarding the object's movement, speed, and the duration of the sighting. The second page of the document contains handwritten notes and sketches, including a notation that the object moved from West to East and a reiteration of the 'insufficient data' conclusion. The document is marked with an action date of August 16, 1956.
Because of inconsistency of observers statements regarding UFO movement, speed and time in sight no evaluation can be made.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
The report concludes that no evaluation could be made due to inconsistencies in the observer's statements regarding the object's movement, speed, and time in sight.