Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Topia, New Mexico, 23 November 1954
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A Project 10073 record card documenting a momentary sighting of a brilliant flash of light in Topia, New Mexico, on 23 November 1954. The event was officially attributed to a meteor.
This document is a Project 10073 Record Card documenting an aerial sighting that occurred on 23 November 1954 in Topia, New Mexico. The event took place at 0917Z. The witness reported a single object, described as a brilliant flash of light that was intense enough to illuminate a cockpit. The duration of the observation was noted as momentary. The report indicates that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact associated with the event. The official conclusion recorded on the card states that the contents of the report indicate a meteor.
Brilliant flash of light, lit up cockpit, then disappeared.
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Official Assessment
Contents of the report indicate a meteor
The sighting was evaluated as a meteor.