Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
AI-Generated Summary
A military sighting report from 1951 in New Mexico describing a round, multi-colored object moving at jet-like speeds. The incident was officially evaluated as a meteor.
This document is a Project 10073 Record Card detailing a sighting that occurred on August 12, 1951, at 2215 hours in Corong, New Mexico. The observer, identified only as military personnel, reported a single round object. The object's color was described as shifting from yellowish white to orange to green. The witness estimated the object's size as 6 inches in diameter at arm's length and noted that its speed was comparable to that of a fast jet. The sighting lasted for approximately 10 seconds. The object was first observed at a position of 45 degrees above the horizon and followed a flight path from the southwest to the southeast, descending at an angle of approximately 60 degrees until it reached a point just above the horizon. The report explicitly notes that there were no photographs taken and no radar contact made. The official conclusion recorded on the card is that the phenomenon was evaluated as a meteor. The document also contains a notation stating that there is no case file associated with this record.
Color was yellowish white to orange to green. Speed same as fast jet. Shape round.
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Official Assessment
Evaluated as a Meteor
The object was observed for approximately 10 seconds, exhibiting a color shift from yellowish white to orange to green. Its speed was compared to that of a fast jet. The object followed a trajectory from SW to SE, descending from an initial elevation of 45 degrees to just above the horizon.