Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, 8 July 1958
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AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of a small, round, yellowish-green object in Beaver Falls, PA, on July 8, 1958, was investigated by the Air Force. The report concluded that there was insufficient data to identify the object, despite its flight characteristics suggesting an aircraft.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on July 8, 1958, near Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The report documents a sighting of a single, small, round, yellowish-green object observed for approximately 50 seconds. The object was reported to be moving at a slow speed in a southwesterly direction at an estimated altitude of 4000 feet. The observation was made by a civilian and a military member of the Canton Ground Observer Corps (GOC) using binoculars. The report notes that the observers estimated the object to be at least six times smaller than what would be visible to the naked eye. The investigating officer, 1st Lt. Howard H. Kelly, noted that while the straight-line movement at 4000 feet suggested an aircraft, the provided descriptions of 'slow speed' and 'small size' were too vague to allow for a definitive identification. Consequently, the official conclusion was that there was insufficient data to properly evaluate the sighting. The document includes a teletype transmission from the 662nd Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Brookfield AFS, Ohio, to various Air Force intelligence and information offices, confirming the report's circulation within the military intelligence apparatus of the time.
Although a slow movement in a straight line at 4000 ft (as given here) logically indicates an aircraft movement, there is INSUFFICIENT DATA to properly conclude or evaluate.
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Official Assessment
Description indicates an a/c; however, insufficient data to properly evaluate.
The object was described as a small, round, yellowish-green object moving at a slow speed. Although the movement was in a straight line at 4000 feet, which logically indicates aircraft movement, the intelligence officer concluded that the terms 'slow speed' and 'small size' were too general to confirm the nature of the object.
Witnesses
- Civilian [illegible]Civilian
- [illegible]S/Sgt.Canton GOC
Key Persons
- Howard H. KellyIntelligence Officer