Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Cumberland, Maryland, 26 July 1965
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A civilian reported a UFO sighting in Cumberland, Maryland, in 1965 and submitted photographs for analysis. The Air Force concluded the photos were poorly processed and the case was closed due to insufficient data.
This document file contains correspondence and official reports regarding a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Cumberland, Maryland, on July 26, 1965. The witness submitted two photographs and negatives to the Air Force for evaluation. In their correspondence, the witness explained that the photos were taken at 21:29R using a camera with Kodak Tri-X-Pan film, noting that the images were over-exposed due to their own error and that the 'UFO' appeared as a thin, jerky line. The witness also stated they had contacted the Martinsburg Flight Service Station immediately after the sighting, but were told there was no information regarding any aircraft or objects fitting their description. The Air Force initiated a formal investigation under Project 10073, assigning Work Order Number 65-93. The Photo Analysis Division, led by Captain Richard L. Chance and W. R. Kinney, conducted an evaluation of the materials. Their report, dated December 29, 1965, concluded that the negatives were poorly processed, which caused various markings on the film and prints. Consequently, they determined that a positive identification of the object was impossible. On January 11, 1966, Colonel Eric T. de Jonckheere of the Air Force officially returned the materials to the witness, noting that the case was being closed in Air Force files as 'Insufficient Data'.
Positive identification of an object reportedly sighted by Mr. [illegible] at the time of photography, cannot be made from the attached prints and negative.
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Official Assessment
Poor Photo Processing. Insufficient data for evaluation.
The Air Force concluded that the submitted negatives and prints were poorly processed, resulting in markings that made it impossible to identify the object. The case was closed as 'Insufficient Data'.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- George P. Freeman, Jr.Lt Colonel, USAF, Chief, Civil Branch, Community Relations Division, Office of Information
- W. R. KinneyIntelligence Research Specialist
- Richard L. ChanceCaptain, USAF, Chief, Photo Analysis Division
- Wilber Price, Jr.Director, Photo Exploitation Directorate