Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Bellwood, Nebraska, 12 September 1957
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A GOC manager reported nine round, orange and yellow objects over Bellwood, Nebraska, in 1957. The military concluded the report provided insufficient data for a formal evaluation.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype report concerning an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting near Bellwood, Nebraska, on 12 September 1957. The witness, identified as a Ground Observer Corps (GOC) manager, reported observing nine round objects in the sky. The objects were described as being orange and yellow in color, with a size comparable to a BB held at arm's length. The objects were observed moving in a westerly direction for a duration of six to eight minutes before slowly fading from view. The witness reported that there was no sound associated with the objects. The report was processed by the 20th Air Division at Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base and forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The official conclusion reached by the investigating officer, 1/LT Arthur N. Thorpe, was that the report contained insufficient information to conduct a proper evaluation. Specifically, the investigator noted that the witness could not provide an exact time of day, and the report lacked necessary data regarding the elevation and azimuth of the objects, as well as sufficient wind data to rule out conventional explanations. The document serves as a formal record of the military's attempt to categorize the sighting under the guidelines of Air Force Regulation 200-2.
This is considered insufficient information on which to base proper evaluation.
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Official Assessment
This is considered insufficient information on which to base proper evaluation.
The report concludes that the data provided by the witness was inadequate for a formal evaluation, specifically noting a lack of elevation and azimuth data.