Avon Park, FloridaMarch 1956

Insufficient Data

Summary

On March 26, 1956, civilian Ground Observer Corps members at Avon Park, Florida, reported many objects in daylight. The report was filed under Project 10073, the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

The witnesses said the objects were round, about the size of a child's balloon, and shiny and reflecting. There were one hundred or more, first loosely grouped and then in a wedge formation. They moved from north to south on a direct flight path and faded out abruptly. The sighting lasted about one minute. The sky was very clear with unlimited visibility. Binoculars were used. A second similar sighting was reported nearby at the same position a little later.

The Air Force concluded the objects were birds, as identified by the observers on duty.

Reported location

Avon Park, Florida

Date of incident

March 1956

State / country

FL / US

Page count

3 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 25

Original case file scans

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‘ PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD :
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS if
| 0 Wos Bolloon |
26 March 1956 Avon Park, Florida GO Probably Balloon
BOB RRR Te a Pd or orsaavann |B Resuitly Balloon
Up eR Ue 3E¢Groun d- Vi sual 0 Ground-Radar 2 ia
omT26/1750 & 17552 0 Air-Visual 3 Air-Intercept Rador DO Possibly Aircraft |
“5. PHOTOS 6 SUNRQRUV Ea nee en lest i Ee Astron cdl ;
0 Yes 0 Probably Astronomical
XB No lian CO Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE EXOther Birds
O Insufficient Data for Eveluation
0 Unknown
one minute 100 or more N to S pil
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS :
Round object size of childs balloon, |Identified by GOC observers on
shiney and reflecting. First one duty as birds,
hundred or more loosely grouped,
second, was a wedge formation. Had
direct flight path - GOC identified
Ur0B as birds,
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
Sn a AS 00580 4 |

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28965221