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Project 10073 Record Card — Atlantic, Iowa, 15 August 1956

📅 15 August 1956 📍 Atlantic, Iowa 📄 Record Card
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A record card from Project 10073 documenting a sighting of a white, humming object in Atlantic, Iowa, on 15 August 1956. The event was evaluated as a possible aircraft.

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing an unidentified aerial sighting that occurred on 15 August 1956 in Atlantic, Iowa. The report documents a single white object observed at 0230Z. The witness reported that the object appeared at a 90-degree azimuth and was estimated to be the size of a pea when held at arm's length. A humming sound was associated with the object during the observation, which lasted between 45 seconds and one minute. The object traveled in a southerly direction before disappearing behind overhead clouds. The official evaluation concluded that the duration and the manner in which the object disappeared suggested the possibility that it was an aircraft. The record card indicates that no radar contact was made and no photographs were taken. The document includes supplementary pages providing additional details on the sighting, confirming the object's color, the number of objects, the sound, and the flight path.

Duration & manner of disappearance indicate the possibility of an aircraft. Evaluated as possible a/c.

Official Assessment

Evaluated as possible aircraft.

The object was observed for approximately one minute. It was described as a white object, the size of a pea at arm's length, which emitted a humming sound. The object appeared at 90 degrees azimuth and moved in a southerly direction before disappearing behind overhead clouds. The duration and manner of disappearance indicated the possibility of an aircraft.