Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 22 August 1957, Black Smighport, Pennsylvania
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1957 sighting report from Pennsylvania involving two silver, ball-shaped objects. The military concluded the objects were likely aircraft.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting that occurred on August 22, 1957, in Black Smighport, Pennsylvania. The witness, identified as a supervisor, reported observing two round, silver objects, each the size of a large ball, moving in a straight line from south to north. The observation was made under clear weather conditions with 15 miles of visibility. The objects were described as being positioned one behind the other and were in sight for a very short duration. The report includes a teletype message sent from the 763rd ACWRON at Lockport Air Force Station to the Air Defense Command and other military units, confirming the details of the sighting. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the sighting was likely caused by aircraft, noting that the description, duration, and flight path were consistent with such an explanation. The record card explicitly states that there was no further report in the file regarding this incident.
Description, duration, flight path indicate that this sighting was probably caused by aircraft.
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Official Assessment
Description, duration, flight path indicate that this sighting was probably caused by aircraft.
The sighting was evaluated as likely being aircraft based on the description, duration, and flight path.
Witnesses
- Mrs [illegible]Supervisor