Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Val Parasio, Indiana, 6 Sep 61
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian report of a stationary, blinking, red and white object observed through a telescope in Val Parasio, Indiana, on September 16, 1961. The report was processed under Project 10073.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an accompanying letter dated September 16, 1961, from a civilian in Val Parasio, Indiana, to Major William T. Coleman Jr. of the Public Information Division. The witness describes a sighting that occurred at 8:30 PM on the same date. While star gazing in their backyard, the witness heard a sound resembling an airplane and used a telescope to scan the sky. They observed a stationary, blinking, red and white object positioned 35 degrees above the horizon. The witness watched the object for approximately 3 minutes before it disappeared. It reappeared 15 seconds later, moved 10 degrees in 15 seconds, traveled northwest, and then vanished. The witness emphasized that they did not believe the object was an airplane because it remained stationary before moving. The record card includes a brief summary of the sighting and notes that the connection between the first and second appearance of the object was not established. The document was directed to the Aerospace Studies Institute at Maxwell AFB, Alabama, for evaluation.
We immediately decided it was not an airplane because it was stationary and moved 10 degrees in 15 seconds.
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Official Assessment
The observer reported a stationary, blinking, red and white object at 8:30 PM on September 16, 1961. The object was observed through a telescope for approximately 3 minutes before disappearing and reappearing 15 seconds later, moving northwest before vanishing. The observer explicitly stated it was not an airplane due to its stationary nature and subsequent movement.
Key Persons
- William T. Coleman Jr.Major, Public Information Division