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Project 10073 Record Card — Virginia Beach, Virginia, 23 September 1957

📅 23 September 1957 📍 Virginia Beach, Oceana, Va 🏛 ATIC 📄 Sighting report and teletype correspondence
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A sighting of a round, silver-white object in Virginia Beach on 23 September 1957 was officially identified as a weather balloon launched from Norfolk. The report was processed through military intelligence channels under Project 10073.

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype correspondence regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting reported on 23 September 1957. The incident occurred at 0115 local time in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The witness, identified as a Mr. June from the Naval Air Station at Oceana, reported observing a single, round, silver-white object that appeared to light up periodically. The object was estimated to be 15 feet in diameter. The report was relayed through military channels, including the 405th Fighter Bomber Wing at Langley Air Force Base and the 85th Control and Warning Division at Andrews Air Force Base, eventually reaching the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC). Following an investigation, the official conclusion was that the object was a balloon. This determination was based on a check of the balloon schedule, which confirmed that a balloon had been released from Norfolk, Virginia, approximately 15 minutes prior to the reported sighting. No further action was planned by the military authorities regarding this incident.

A check with the balloon schedule revealed a balloon was let go from Norfolk, Va. 15 minutes prior to the time of sighting.

Official Assessment

A check with the balloon schedule revealed a balloon was let go from Norfolk, Va. 15 minutes prior to the time of sighting.

The object was identified as a balloon launched from Norfolk, Virginia, shortly before the sighting occurred.

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