Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Cunningham, Tennessee, 15 October 1956
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A Project 10073 record card documenting two 1956 sightings in Tennessee. The first was identified as a balloon and the second as an aircraft.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing two sightings of an unidentified object in Cunningham, Tennessee, on October 15, 1956. The first sighting, occurring at 0125Z, involved a round, orange object described as being the size of a silver dollar. The witness observed the object through binoculars for 20 minutes, noting that its light would activate while the object was in motion and extinguish when it stopped. The object was initially sighted at 45 degrees elevation and 135 degrees azimuth, moving along a straight flight path. A second sighting occurred at 0256Z, where the object was seen for four minutes before disappearing behind buildings. The investigating agency, ATIC, concluded that the first sighting was likely a balloon, citing the object's shape, size, light, duration, course, and wind direction as supporting evidence. The second sighting was deemed unrelated to the first due to the shorter duration and was classified as probably an aircraft. The record card also notes that this was the third sighting reported in the Cunningham area, with previous reports occurring in August.
Light goes on when obj is moving and goes out when obj stops.
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Official Assessment
Description of sighting indicates first sighting to be balloon. Shape, size, light, duration, course, & wind direction tend to support balloon as cause. Second sighting not believed to be related to first due to short duration & disappearance behind buildings. Second sighting probably aircraft.
The first sighting was attributed to a balloon based on physical characteristics and wind direction. The second sighting was attributed to an aircraft.