Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Niland, California, 13 May 52
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AI-Generated Summary
A Project 10073 record card detailing a May 1952 sighting of a hovering, bright white light near Niland, California, reported by a Deputy Sheriff.
This document is a Project 10073 Record Card documenting an unidentified aerial sighting that occurred on May 13, 1952, near Niland, California. The report, provided by a Deputy Sheriff, describes a single object observed at 0442 PDT. The object was characterized as a bright, white light that hovered before moving. The observer noted that while the object might have been a balloon, the nearest known launch was a piball (pilot balloon) located at El Centro, approximately 30 miles southwest of the sighting location. The comments section specifies that the object appeared to be situated southwest over Cain Springs, California. The record card indicates that no photographs were taken and no radar contact was made. The final conclusion recorded on the card is 'Unknown'.
White color. Bright light. Hover and then moved.
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Official Assessment
The object was described as a white, bright light that hovered and then moved. While the source suggested it might have been a balloon, the nearest launch was a piball at El Centro, 30 miles southwest of Niland.