Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Tampa, Florida, 13 December 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1956 sighting of three objects in Tampa, Florida, was officially attributed to sunlight reflecting off a B-47 aircraft. The report includes a Project 10073 record card and military teletype correspondence.
On 13 December 1956, at 1755Z, a sighting of three white, circular objects was reported in Tampa, Florida. The witnesses, identified as restaurant owners, described the objects as appearing the size of a silver dollar held at arm's length. The objects were observed for a duration of one minute, during which they maintained a V-formation while traveling along a straight flight path. The report includes a Project 10073 record card and a teletype communication between various military units, including the 65th ACWRON at MacDill AFB and the Director of Intelligence at USAF Headquarters in Washington, D.C. The official conclusion reached by the investigating authorities was that the sighting was not an unidentified aerial phenomenon, but rather the result of sunlight reflecting off a high-flying B-47 aircraft operating in the vicinity. The weather conditions at the time were noted as having scattered clouds and blue skies.
Concur w/reporting officer that the sighting was caused by the sun reflecting from a high flying B-47 in area.
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Official Assessment
Concur w/reporting officer that the sighting was caused by the sun reflecting from a high flying B-47 in area.
The objects were identified as sun reflections from a B-47 aircraft.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- [illegible]Reporting officer