Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Hamilton, Montana, 18 July 1957
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A 1957 sighting report of a silver, wingless, oblong object in Hamilton, Montana. The military concluded the object was likely an aircraft reflecting sunlight.
This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and associated teletype communications regarding an unidentified aerial object sighting reported on 18 July 1957 near Hamilton, Montana. The witness, identified as a filling station attendant, observed a single, oblong, silver, wingless object for a duration of approximately two to four minutes. The object maintained a straight flight path before disappearing. The report notes that the weather conditions included broken clouds. Military authorities, specifically the 681st ACWRON at Cut Bank AFS, Montana, processed the report and forwarded it to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that the sighting was likely caused by an aircraft. Investigators noted that the object's appearance, specifically its shiny, silver, wingless nature, was likely the result of the sun's rays reflecting off the fuselage of an aircraft, given the low position of the sun on the horizon at the time of the observation. The report explicitly states that no radar contact was made and no photographs were taken.
Description, duration, flight path indicate that this sighting was probably caused by an a/c.
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Official Assessment
Description, duration, flight path indicate that this sighting was probably caused by an a/c.
The object was identified as an oblong, silver, wingless object observed for two to four minutes. The official conclusion suggests it was likely an aircraft, possibly reflecting sunlight.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Filling station attendant