Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Cumberland, Virginia, 25 September 1956
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A Project 10073 record card documenting a 30-minute civilian sighting of a white and orange, baseball-sized object in Cumberland, Virginia, on September 25, 1956. The case was closed as having insufficient data for analysis.
This document is a Project 10073 Record Card detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on September 25, 1956, in Cumberland, Virginia. The report, dated September 26, 1956, documents a civilian observation of a single object. The witness described the object as having an oblong and square shape, approximately the size of a baseball, and noted its colors as white and orange. The object was observed overhead for a duration of 30 minutes. The report indicates that the observation was ground-visual and that no photographic evidence was obtained, nor was there any radar contact. Meteorological conditions at the time were noted as having scattered clouds and a slight breeze. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the event was a possible astronomical sighting, but ultimately, the data provided was too limited to conduct a formal analysis, leading to a classification of insufficient data for evaluation.
Possible astro sighting. Data too limited for analysis.
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Official Assessment
Possible astro sighting. Data too limited for analysis.
The sighting involved a single object described as having an oblong and square shape, roughly the size of a baseball, with white and orange coloration. The object was observed overhead for a duration of 30 minutes. Due to the limited nature of the data, the investigation concluded that the event could not be analyzed further and was categorized as having insufficient data for evaluation.