Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Longmont, Colorado, 19 January 1957
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A civilian report from 1957 describes a high-speed object with an orange flame trail over Longmont, Colorado. The official conclusion identifies the phenomenon as a likely meteor.
This document is a Project 10073 Record Card documenting a civilian sighting that occurred on 19 January 1957 in Longmont, Colorado. The report details a single, unidentified object observed at 20/0258Z. The witness described the object as moving at an extremely high speed in a northerly direction. A notable physical characteristic reported was a short orange flame trailing behind the object. The duration of the observation was recorded as unknown. The report explicitly notes that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact associated with the event. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, is that the brief description provided by the witness is indicative of a possible meteor sighting. The document includes a secondary page containing handwritten notes that appear to be a transcription or elaboration of the sighting details, referencing the object's movement and the appearance of the flame, while also noting the 'insufficient data' classification often associated with such reports.
Brief description indicates possible meteor sighting.
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Official Assessment
Brief description indicates possible meteor sighting.
The sighting involved a single object moving at high speed toward the north, characterized by a short orange flame trail. The evaluation concluded that the description was consistent with a meteor.