Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Clinchco, Virginia, May 1952
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A civilian in Clinchco, Virginia, reported seeing round, whitish objects in May 1952. The Air Force concluded the objects were likely weather balloons.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena in Clinchco, Virginia, during May 1952. The witness, a civilian with poor eyesight, reported observing round, whitish objects for 5-6 minute periods during the first half of May. The observer noted that the objects moved in a slow, random fashion before disappearing behind mountains. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the objects were likely pibal (pilot) balloons released from a nearby airport, as the prevailing winds would have carried such balloons over the area where the sighting occurred. The observer himself concluded that the objects were balloons, and the report notes there was no reason to dispute this evaluation. The file includes a U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet (Summary Data) questionnaire, though much of the handwritten content within the questionnaire pages is significantly degraded or illegible.
Observer considered objts balloons. No reason to change his evaluation.
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Official Assessment
Pibal balloons released from airport in vicinity with a prevailing wind would carry balloons over same area. Observer considered objts balloons. No reason to change his evaluation.
The objects were identified as likely being weather balloons (pibal balloons) based on the observer's own assessment and the prevailing wind conditions.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian