Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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AI-Generated Summary
A reported unidentified object found in Virginia in 1960 was identified by ATIC as a water beacon with a radio transmitter. The device was returned to its corporate owners.
This document, a Project 10073 Record Card, details the recovery of an object in Virginia on August 13, 1960. The item was initially reported as unidentified by personnel who turned it over to the Navy. Subsequently, the object was shipped to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) for evaluation. The investigation determined that the object was a water beacon equipped with a small radio transmitter designed to send out signals for tracking purposes. A memorandum for the record confirms that the equipment was returned to its owners after a representative from the owning corporation presented themselves in Dayton to claim it. The record card notes that physical specimens were collected and that the object was not a balloon, aircraft, or astronomical phenomenon, but rather categorized as 'Other'—specifically a water beacon.
This piece of equipment is called a water beacon, which has a small radio transmitter in its center. The transmitter sends out a signal for tracking purposes.
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Official Assessment
This piece of equipment is called a water beacon and has a small radio transmitter in it's center. The transmitter sends out a signal for tracking purposes.
The object was initially reported as unidentified but was identified as a water beacon with a radio transmitter. It was returned to the owner after a representative presented themselves in Dayton.