Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Caracas, Venezuela, 15 May 1958
AI-Generated Summary
A 1958 Project 10073 record card documents a reported sighting of circular objects over Caracas, Venezuela. The case was officially closed as 'insufficient data' due to missing information on duration and luminosity.
This document is a Project 10073 record card dated July 15, 1958, detailing a reported sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena over Caracas, Venezuela. The report originated from a Brazilian newspaper account, which claimed that technicians from the Venezuelan postal air line and a Venezuelan air patrol observed a formation of circular objects. These objects were described as moving with extraordinary speed before disappearing in the northwest. The official evaluation of the incident, conducted under Project 10073, concluded that the sighting provided insufficient data for a definitive identification. The investigating personnel noted that while the objects might have been meteors—given the reported formation, straight flight path, and speed—the lack of information regarding the objects' luminosity and the duration of the sighting prevented a conclusive determination.
Formation of circular saucers disappearing in the NW moved with extraordinary speed.
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Official Assessment
Probably meteors based on formation, straight flight and speed. However, luminosity and duration not reported. Case is, therefore, considered as insufficient data.
The sighting was reported by a Brazilian newspaper regarding a Venezuelan air patrol observation. Due to a lack of specific data regarding duration and luminosity, the event was categorized as insufficient data for evaluation, with a suggestion that the objects may have been meteors.
Witnesses
- Technicians of the air control departmentVenezuelan postal air line