Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — High Falls, New York, 10 April 1957
AI-Generated Summary
A civilian in High Falls, New York, reported a bright, white, parabolic-moving object on April 10, 1957. The Air Technical Intelligence Center concluded the object was a meteor.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on April 10, 1957, in High Falls, New York. The report describes a single white object observed by a civilian at 0245 local time. The witness reported that the object's leading edge was not as white as the body, and it appeared three times as bright as the planet Jupiter. The object followed a parabolic flight path, moving from a heading of 280 degrees to 240 degrees before the light extinguished. The total duration of the observation was seven seconds. The sighting was reported to Air Defense Command (CONAD) operations at 0745Z. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the object was a meteor. The report notes that the observer was sleeping outdoors at the time of the sighting. The document includes administrative routing information, indicating it was processed through various military channels, including the Eastern CONAD Region and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
One object white - leading edge not as white as body. Object 3 times as bright as Jupiter.
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Official Assessment
Astro (Meteor)
The object was identified as a meteor due to its parabolic flight path and the fact that the light extinguished during observation.