Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Seffner, Florida, 17 December 1957
AI-Generated Summary
A 1957 sighting report from Seffner, Florida, involving a round, color-changing object. The investigation concluded the report was unreliable due to contradictory witness statements.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding a UFO sighting reported on December 17, 1957, in Seffner, Florida. The witness, identified as a student, reported observing a round object, approximately the size of a golf ball, that displayed red, green, and orange colors. The object was reportedly seen traveling from east to west for a duration of 20 minutes. Military authorities at MacDill Air Force Base, specifically the 660th ACWRON, processed the report. The official evaluation concluded that the sighting lacked sufficient data for a definitive analysis. Furthermore, the investigating personnel noted that the observer provided contradictory statements, which cast significant doubt on the reliability and overall significance of the report. The documentation includes technical teletype headers and internal notes confirming the lack of radar contact and the presence of scattered clouds at the time of the observation.
Contradictory statements by observer would case reasonable doubt on the significance and reliability of the sighting.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient data for analysis.
The sighting was deemed unreliable due to contradictory statements provided by the observer.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Student