Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Lakeland, Florida - 16 August 1960
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A 1960 sighting report from Lakeland, Florida, describes two objects moving at high speed that were officially concluded to be aircraft.
On August 16, 1960, at approximately 21:30 local time, a civilian witness observed two objects over Lakeland, Florida. The objects were described as moving at a high rate of speed in a side-by-side formation, traveling from the south to the north. The witness noted that the objects made a turn, which distinguished them from meteors, and that they appeared as dots in the sky. There was no sound associated with the objects. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card categorized the sighting as an aircraft observation, noting that while the duration of the sighting was not reported, the flight characteristics and appearance were consistent with aircraft. The document includes a handwritten account from the witness, which reiterates the details of the observation, specifically mentioning the high speed, the side-by-side movement, and the turn made by the objects.
Resembled meteors except that they made a turn.
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Official Assessment
Was Aircraft
The objects were identified as aircraft based on their flight behavior and appearance, despite the lack of reported duration.