Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Fellows, California, 4 May 1955
Ever wanted to host your own late-night paranormal radio show?
Across the Airwaves
You're on the air. Callers bring Mothman, Fresno Nightcrawlers, UFO sightings, reptilian autopsies, and whispers about AATIP and Project Blue Book. Every reply shapes how the night goes.
AI-Generated Summary
A civilian in Fellows, California, reported a white, football-sized object drifting east for 45 seconds on May 4, 1955. The incident was officially classified as a probable aircraft sighting and closed without further investigation.
On May 4, 1955, at 1730Z, a civilian witness in Fellows, California, observed a single white, round object. The witness described the object as being approximately the size of a football held at arm's length. The object was observed drifting in an easterly direction for a duration of approximately 45 seconds before it faded from view. The incident was documented on an ATIC Project 10073 record card. The official evaluation concluded that the object was a probable aircraft. The report notes that because the preliminary information provided was insufficient and further investigation was unlikely to produce data of value, the case was not deemed worthy of follow-up investigation.
Due to lack of information submitted in the preliminary rpt, and the improbability of further investigation producing more data of value, this rpt was not deemed worthy of follow-up investigation.
PDF not loading? Download the PDF directly
Official Assessment
Probable a/c sighting.
The sighting was determined to be a probable aircraft. Due to a lack of information in the preliminary report and the low probability of further investigation yielding valuable data, the case was closed without follow-up.