Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Yellow Springs, Ohio - 15 August 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1956 sighting of a reddish-white object in Yellow Springs, Ohio, was investigated by the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The object was officially identified as the planet Mars.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated military teletype report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Yellow Springs, Ohio, on August 15, 1956. A civilian witness reported observing a single, round, reddish-white object at 0245Z. The witness described the object as appearing to be the size of half a dime held at arm's length. The object was observed at an elevation of 15 to 20 degrees above the horizon and was reported to move vertically between 100 and 200 feet every six minutes. The report was processed by the 64th ACWRON at Bellefontaine, Ohio, and forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Intelligence Officer 1st Lieutenant Edward Larson evaluated the report. Although an initial Form 164 was sent to the witness for further details, it was not returned. Based on the available information regarding the object's size, shape, color, movement, location, and time of observation, the military investigators concluded that the object was the planet Mars.
UFOB BELIEVED TO BE MARS
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Official Assessment
case evaluated as planet Mars
The object was identified as the planet Mars based on its movement, location, and time, as noted by the reporting officer.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- Edward LarsonIntelligence Officer