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Agency CIAFiled JUL 18 · 2026Runtime 2 min

1956 05 6785827 Aliquippa Pennsylvania

U.S. public record · FOIAUpdated July 18, 2026

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1956-05-6785827-Aliquippa-Pennsylvania, a Project 10073 record card, was released through The Black Vault. This document is notable for its description of an unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) sighting in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, on May 3, 1953. txt. Project 10073 Record Card, dated May 3, 1953, 08/448Z.

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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Date
JUL 18 · 2026
Release
Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
Source document
View the primary source documenthttps://archive.org/details/1956-05-6785827-Aliquippa-Pennsylvania
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1956-05-6785827-Aliquippa-Pennsylvania, a Project 10073 record card, was released through The Black Vault. This document is notable for its description of an unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) sighting in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, on May 3, 1953. The document was released through The Black Vault…

Source document: https://archive.org/details/1956-05-6785827-Aliquippa-Pennsylvania

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What was 1956 05 6785827 Aliquippa Pennsylvania about?
1956-05-6785827-Aliquippa-Pennsylvania, a Project 10073 record card, was released through The Black Vault. This document is notable for its description of an unidentified aerial phenomenon (UAP) sighting in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, on May 3, 1953. txt. Project 10073 Record Card, dated May 3, 1953, 08/448Z.
Why was this case declassified?
This material was released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked in the case notes above so the citation chain is fully auditable.
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