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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Gloucester, Massachusetts, 16 April 1963

📅 16 April 1963 📍 Gloucester, Massachusetts 🏛 ATIC 📄 Record Card
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A civilian reported an oval, silver object in Gloucester, MA, on April 16, 1963. ATIC evaluated the object as a probable balloon but classified the case as having insufficient data.

This document is a Project 10073 Record Card detailing a civilian sighting of an unidentified object in Gloucester, Massachusetts, on the morning of April 16, 1963. The witness reported observing a single, bright silver, oval-shaped object that lacked wings or a tail. The witness subsequently sent a letter dated April 22, 1963, to the authorities in Washington, D.C., describing the event and requesting an explanation. The official evaluation by ATIC concluded that the object was likely a balloon, noting that the description provided by the witness was consistent with such an object. However, the report explicitly states that the case was classified as having insufficient data for a definitive evaluation because the duration of the sighting was not reported and there was no information regarding the object's flight characteristics. The file indicates that the case was to remain open until a formal questionnaire was completed by the witness.

On April 16th in the morning I saw an oval shaped object, which didn't have any wings or tail, in the air. It was bright silver in color. Can you please tell me what it was that I saw.

Official Assessment

Object probably a balloon; description conforms with this analysis. However duration not reported, nor is any mention of flight indicated. Case considered as insufficient data until questionnaire completed.

The sighting was evaluated as likely being a balloon, but the case remained open due to insufficient data and the lack of a completed questionnaire.

Witnesses