Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UAP Sighting Reports — January to December 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
This document is a year-long log of UAP sightings from 1956, detailing dates, locations, observers, and official evaluations for each incident. It serves as a historical record of the frequency and types of aerial phenomena reported to authorities during that year.
This document is a comprehensive, month-by-month compilation of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings reported during the calendar year 1956. The report is structured as a series of tables, with each month divided into two sections: 'Sightings' (cases) and 'Additional Reported Sightings' (not cases). For each entry, the document records the date, the location of the event, the observer (which includes civilians, military personnel, pilots, and news sources), and an official evaluation. The evaluations provided by the authorities are diverse, frequently attributing sightings to astronomical phenomena such as meteors, stars, or planets (e.g., Venus, Sirius, Mars), as well as balloons, aircraft, or weather conditions. Many cases are marked as 'Insufficient Data' or 'Unidentified'. The document serves as a historical record of the volume and nature of UAP reports received by the authorities during 1956, reflecting the systematic effort to categorize and explain these occurrences. The reports span a global range, though the majority are concentrated within the United States. The document is marked as 'UNCLASSIFIED' throughout, indicating its status as a public or declassified record of these investigations.
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Official Assessment
The document provides a chronological list of UAP sightings reported throughout 1956, categorized by month. Each entry includes the date, location, observer, and an evaluation of the sighting. Evaluations range from 'Insufficient Data' and 'Aircraft' to 'Astro' (meteor, star, planet) and 'Balloon'.