Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Brilliant elliptical object
AI-Generated Summary
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a 1961 sighting of a brilliant, elliptical object in Carmi, BC. The report was ultimately classified as having insufficient data for evaluation.
On July 12, 1961, a civilian observer in Carmi, British Columbia, reported a sighting of a single, brilliant, elliptical object. The observation lasted for approximately 20 minutes, during which the object was tracked moving in a northwesterly direction. The witness utilized a theodolite to view the object, estimating its size to be comparable to a fifty-cent piece. The object was also noted to have moved rapidly. The incident was documented on a Project 10073 Record Card for Civilian Pilots. Subsequent evaluation of the report by authorities concluded that the information provided was too general to reach a definitive conclusion. The official assessment suggested that the object might have been a high-flying aircraft observed from an altitude where its specific shape could not be determined, resulting in the appearance of a bright spot. Consequently, the case was categorized as having insufficient data for further evaluation.
Brilliant elliptical object, size of fifty cent piece while viewed in theodolite.
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Official Assessment
Info in initial and subsequent report is too general to allow a valid conclusion. It is possible that object was a high flying a/c at an altitude where a ground observer could not determine the shape, and in such a position that all that could be seen was a bright spot. Due to the absence of more detailed info, this report is categorized as insufficient data.
The report was deemed insufficient for evaluation due to the general nature of the information provided, suggesting the object may have been a high-flying aircraft.