Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Wethersfield, Essex, England, 6-7 October 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
This document records a visual sighting of a bolide and numerous GCA radar contacts of unidentified targets at Wethersfield, England, in October 1956. The visual event was attributed to a meteor, while the radar observations were deemed to have insufficient data for evaluation.
This document consists of Project 10073 record cards and supplementary summaries detailing unidentified aerial activity observed at Wethersfield, Essex, England, on the nights of 6 and 7 October 1956. The reports distinguish between a visual sighting and multiple radar observations. On 6 October, a witness reported a single object that appeared to explode, yet continued its trajectory with diminished brilliance until it eventually faded from view. This specific visual event was evaluated as a bolide or meteor sighting, though the record notes the evaluation was based on limited data. In addition to the visual report, the document records numerous GCA (Ground Controlled Approach) radar observations occurring on both 6 and 7 October. These radar contacts were described as targets ranging in size from that of a B-36 bomber to an L-20 aircraft. The reports explicitly state that there was no unusual weather activity on either night to account for these radar returns. Ultimately, the GCA observations were categorized as having insufficient data for a definitive evaluation. The documentation provides a concise overview of these military-sourced reports, emphasizing the lack of physical evidence or photographic documentation for the events.
Object apparently bolide, which exploded. Case evaluated as a meteor sighting on this limited data.
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Official Assessment
Object apparently bolide, which exploded. Case evaluated as a meteor sighting on this limited data. (For the 6 October visual sighting). Insufficient data for evaluation. (For the GCA observations).
The document records two distinct types of observations at Wethersfield, Essex, in October 1956. A visual sighting on 6 October involved a single object that appeared to explode but continued moving with reduced brilliance until fading. Separately, numerous GCA (Ground Controlled Approach) radar observations were recorded on 6 and 7 October, detecting targets comparable in size to B-36 and L-20 aircraft. No unusual weather was reported during these events.