Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Juniata, Pennsylvania, 27 August 1956
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A Project 10073 record card documenting a 1956 sighting in Juniata, Pennsylvania, of a small, circular, illuminated object that performed a rapid vertical ascent.
This document is a Project 10073 Record Card detailing a sighting that occurred on August 27, 1956, in Juniata, Pennsylvania. The report, filed by an unidentified civilian witness, describes a single circular object observed at 0255Z. The object was estimated to be two to three feet in diameter and featured a plastic dome protruding from its top. The witness reported that the object emitted a very bright light, which was sufficient to illuminate their backyard. According to the report, the object performed a vertical ascent, gaining 20,000 feet in altitude, before proceeding in a northerly direction at a high rate of speed. The observation lasted for a total of three minutes, concluding when the object faded out of sight. The record indicates that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact associated with the event. The final conclusion recorded on the card is that the object remains 'Unidentified'.
One circular object with a plastic dome protruding from the top. About 2-3 feet in diameter & having a very bright light which lit up the observer's back yard.
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Official Assessment
Unidentified
The object was observed visually for three minutes before fading out of sight.