Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Herington, Kansas, 3 March 1957
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A civilian reported a stationary, silver, round object in Herington, Kansas, on 3 March 1957. The military investigation concluded there was insufficient data to identify the object, with an official note dismissing the report as a waste of resources.
This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and associated military teletype communications regarding a UFO sighting reported on 3 March 1957 in Herington, Kansas. The report describes a single, stationary, round, silver object, estimated to be the size of a silver dollar, observed overhead by a civilian witness. The sighting occurred at approximately 1847Z (noon local time). The military investigation, conducted by the 789th ACW Squadron and evaluated by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), concluded that there was insufficient data to reach a definitive identification, though a balloon was noted as a possible explanation. The documentation includes a teletype transmission sent to various Air Force commands, including the 22nd Air Division, the Air Defense Command, and the Director of Intelligence at USAF Headquarters. The file also contains a handwritten, critical annotation by an official, who remarked that the report was a waste of government time, money, and manpower, and should not have been submitted for formal evaluation.
Here is a good example of wasting govt time, money, and manpower. This should never have been submitted.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient data. Sighting about noon. Possibly balloon.
The object was described as a stationary, round, silver object the size of a silver dollar. Due to insufficient data, the evaluation remained inconclusive, though a balloon was suggested as a possibility.