Project 10073 Record Card and Associated Correspondence — Mexico, August 1952

This document is a collection of reports and correspondence compiled by the American Consulate in Mexico regarding sightings of unidentified flying objects in August 1952. The file includes a Project 10073 record card and several letters from U.S. Consuls in Veracruz and Tampico to the American Ambassador in Mexico City. The sightings, which occurred between August 26 and August 30, 1952, describe luminous, oval or disc-shaped objects that were often accompanied by a loud buzzing sound, compared by witnesses to a high-voltage transformer operating at full load. In one instance, the buzzing was reportedly associated with disturbances in electric transmission lines and a transformer at a refinery in Poza Rica. Witnesses, including a refinery watchman and various local residents, described the objects as having a blue-green or silver color and moving at high speeds, sometimes in circular or spiral patterns. One report from Veracruz mentions a disc that was larger than the moon and moved at 'supersonic speed' before disappearing into the sea, leaving a greenish reflection. The American Consuls, while documenting these accounts, expressed skepticism regarding the reported speeds, noting that the distance covered over the observed time did not support the claim of supersonic flight. The reports were forwarded to the Air Attaché in Mexico City and subsequently to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for further evaluation. The official conclusion recorded on the project card for these incidents is 'Insufficient Data for Evaluation.' The document also includes references to local newspaper clippings from 'El Dictamen' and 'El Mundo' that provided the initial accounts of these sightings.