Project 10073 Record Card — Yuma, Arizona, 26 May 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported in Yuma, Arizona, on May 26, 1957. The witness, identified as an assistant manager at a local television station, was using 6x50 binoculars to observe stars when he noticed a single object. He described the object as being long, approximately four to five times longer than it was wide, and appearing only as a light. The observation lasted between six and ten seconds as the object traveled in a west-northwest direction before disappearing behind trees and buildings. The report explicitly notes that no radar or electronic reports were recorded in connection with the sighting. Furthermore, the Senior Director of the Ground Observer Corps (GOC) post at Yuma confirmed that there was no unusual activity reported in the area at the time. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), was that the object was likely a meteor, based on the duration of the sighting and the description provided by the witness. The document includes technical details such as the time of the incident, the weather conditions (described as calm and clear), and the lack of physical or electronic evidence.