Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Houstontown, Pennsylvania, 7 July 1959
AI-Generated Summary
A single civilian reported a metallic, record-sized object moving south in Houstontown, PA, on July 7, 1959. The military investigation concluded the case as having insufficient data for evaluation.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype message regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on July 7, 1959, in Houstontown, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. The report documents a sighting by a single civilian witness. The witness described observing a metallic object, which they estimated to be the size of a 45 RPM record. According to the report, the object moved 100 yards to the south over the course of a 15-minute observation period, during which the witness was engaged in conversation. The teletype, sent from Olmsted Air Force Base to the Air Technical Intelligence Center, confirms the details of the sighting and notes that the report was telephoned to a Lieutenant Phillips. The official evaluation of the incident concluded that there was insufficient data to determine the nature of the object. The record card explicitly states that because the report relied on only one person and lacked further supporting information, no conclusion could be reached, and the case was subsequently classified as having insufficient data for evaluation.
No information presented upon which to base a conclusion & the case is listed as insufficient data.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
The report is based on the testimony of a single witness. Due to the lack of corroborating information, no definitive conclusion could be reached.
Key Persons
- LT PHILLIPSRecipient of telephoned report