Tuscaloosa, AlabamaFebruary 1954

Insufficient Data

Summary

On February 1, 1954, at about 8:00 p.m., witnesses near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, reported lights in the sky. The source was civilian.

The witnesses reported six lights hovering around a cosmic research balloon. The sighting lasted about five minutes. Photographs were taken, including images from a camera mounted on the balloon. The Navy was making an analysis of a negative. Photos from an aircraft were not received, and no report came from the Navy.

In Project 10073, the Air Force's official record system for unidentified flying object reports, this case was marked as insufficient data, because the needed photos and reports were not available.

Reported location

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Date of incident

February 1954

State / country

AL / US

Page count

19 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 20

Original case file scans

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CARSEAT PROJECT 10073 RECGRD i
I. DATE - TIME GROUP 2. LOCA TION
1 February 1954 :
/ 2000 fuscalocs:, Alabama s
3. SOURCE 10. CONCLUSION :
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Civilian
4. NUMBER OF OBJECTS - INSUFFICINT DATA :
6 X ;
S¢. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 11. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS i
5 ldnutes Lights hovering around cosmic research ballosn, Fhotograpns 3
were taken, Navy is making ana negative, E
6. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Poayss 4 § shalysis of negative |
Air Visuel Photo from down camera on balloon received, No reocort from 8
- == avy nnd photos from a/c not received, Insufficiant data ¥
. cou Hor this reason, - Coes oy! . bi ire 3
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8. PHOTOS y
i Yes :
0 No HIE 1
9. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE | |
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0 Yes §
B No :
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28957460