Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Ft. Myers, Florida, 26 May 1957
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A 1957 sighting of a '3 fingered hand' shaped object in Ft. Myers, Florida, was investigated by the USAF. The object was officially concluded to be a balloon based on wind data and observational characteristics.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting that occurred on May 26, 1957, in Ft. Myers, Florida. A Ground Observer Corps (GOC) observer reported seeing a single object described as having the shape of a '3 fingered hand.' The object was characterized by a brilliant white light and a dark object with a defused light behind it, appearing roughly the size of a silver dollar. The witness observed the object at an estimated altitude of 15,000 to 20,000 feet. The sighting was made under clear weather conditions with good visibility. The object was noted as being stationary or slightly rising. The observer utilized 9x50 binoculars to view the object. The report was processed by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and reviewed by 1st Lieutenant Frank J. Seidl of the USAF. After evaluating the description, the duration of the sighting, and the wind reports at the time, the official conclusion reached by the investigators was that the object was a balloon.
One object shaped as a 3 fingered hand. Brilliant white light, dark object with defused light behind in that order, size of silver dollar.
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Official Assessment
From description, times in sight and object stationary or slightly rising and report on winds at time of sighting leads to the conclusion this object was a balloon.
The object was identified as a balloon based on its stationary or rising behavior and wind reports.
Key Persons
- Frank J. Seidl1/LT. USAF