Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Hedgeville, West Virginia, 31 July 1966
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A civilian witness and her husband reported a stationary, bright, clock-like object in the sky over Hedgeville, West Virginia, on July 31, 1966. The Air Force investigation concluded the object was the star Capella.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a UFO sighting in Hedgeville, West Virginia, on July 31, 1966. The primary witness, a civilian housewife, reported observing a round, dinner-plate-shaped object high in the sky at approximately 0900Z. She described the object as having a very bright edge and a bright interior that resembled the face of a clock, with radiating hands and dark areas between them. The witness stated that the object remained stationary for 30 minutes and did not disappear, even as dawn approached. She alerted her husband, a retired Vice Admiral in the US Navy, who also observed the object. The report includes details on the weather conditions, noting a surface inversion, and confirms that no photos or physical evidence were obtained. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the object was the star Capella, which was calculated to be at 60 degrees azimuth and 40 degrees elevation at the time of the sighting.
OBJECT APPEARED BRIGHT INSIDE, RESEMBLED THE FACE OF A CLOCK WITH VERY BRIGHT HANDS RADIATING FROM CENTER WITH DARK AREAS BETWEEN.
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Official Assessment
Astro (CAPELLA)
The object was identified as the star Capella.
Witnesses
- [illegible]HousewifeCivilian
- [illegible]Retired V/ADM, USNUS Navy
Key Persons
- John P. DienerMajor, USAF, Asst Chief, Operations & TNG