Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Phillips, Wisconsin, 24 October 1957
AI-Generated Summary
A 1957 sighting report from Phillips, Wisconsin, involving a small, color-changing object observed by a civilian. The military investigation concluded there was insufficient data for analysis, despite internal notes suggesting a possible weather balloon.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype communications regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on October 24, 1957, near Phillips, Wisconsin. The witness, a 44-year-old housewife, reported observing a single, small, round object for approximately five minutes. She described the object as being the size of a tennis ball at arm's length and noted that it changed color from red to white. Furthermore, she reported that the object moved up and down in angles. The report was processed by the 676th ACW Squadron in Antigo, Wisconsin, and forwarded to various military commands, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The weather conditions at the time were described as overcast. While the official conclusion on the record card is listed as 'insufficient data for analysis,' a handwritten annotation on the teletype communication suggests that the object possessed characteristics of a weather balloon equipped with running lights, noting that such a type was in use. The documentation includes standard military reporting formats, including the date-time group 25/0106Z, and confirms that no photographs or radar contact were associated with the event.
A small round object the size of a tennis ball at arm's length turning from red to white.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient data for analysis.
The report notes the object had characteristics of a weather balloon with running lights, though the final official conclusion remains insufficient data for analysis.