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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 2 JANUARY 1957 - YUMA, CALIFORNIA

📅 2 January 1957 📍 Yuma, California 🏛 ATIC 📄 sighting_report
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A 1957 sighting report from Yuma, California, involving three stationary, round, yellow objects observed by civilians. The official conclusion categorized the event as 'Probably Aircraft'.

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting that occurred on January 2, 1957, in Yuma, California. The report describes an observation made by civilians of three stationary, round, yellow objects, each estimated to be the size of a baseball. The duration of the sighting was approximately five to six minutes, after which the objects faded out. The report notes that an aircraft was present in the area, specifically in the northwest at a low altitude. The official conclusion recorded on the card is that the objects were 'Probably Aircraft.' Additional technical notes provided by 1st Lieutenant Robert L. Larrowe, a Senior Director, suggest that the sighting was very possibly an aircraft flying at a high altitude. The document includes geographic coordinates for both Holtville and Yuma, California, and provides meteorological data indicating calm, easterly surface winds. The report was processed using ATIC Form 329, revised in September 1952.

Three objects. Round, size of baseball. Color yellow. Objects stationary. Faded out. A/C in area in NW and low.

Official Assessment

Probably Aircraft

The sighting involved three stationary, round, yellow objects observed by civilians. The objects were estimated to be the size of a baseball and eventually faded out. An aircraft was noted in the area in the northwest at a low altitude.

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