I have been given a Source Folder (src) of a Java Project. I have created a .project file, kept it inside that folder and imported that Project int
I found similar issue and fixed it by correcting .project file. For java project .project file must have below tag within natures
org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature
Example of complete .project file
SampleProjectName
org.maven.ide.eclipse.maven2Builder
oracle.eclipse.tools.weblogic.sharedLibraryFrameworkValidator
org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature