Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Shelby, North Carolina, 23 July 1957
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A 1957 Project 10073 record card documenting a 15-second sighting of a gold-yellow, oval object in Shelby, North Carolina. The incident was officially attributed to an aircraft.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on July 23, 1957, in Shelby, North Carolina. The observation, which lasted for approximately 15 seconds, involved a single gold-yellow, oval-shaped object described as being the size of a ping pong ball. The object was reported to have traveled in a straight course toward the Northwest. The record card indicates that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. The official conclusion, noted in the comments section, states that the reporting officer concurred that the sighting was likely caused by an aircraft. The document also notes that there was no further report on file regarding this incident.
Concur with rpting officer that this sighting was probably caused by an aircraft.
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Official Assessment
Concur with rpting officer that this sighting was probably caused by an aircraft.
The object was identified as a gold-yellow oval, roughly the size of a ping pong ball, observed for 15 seconds moving in a straight line toward the Northwest. The reporting officer concluded the sighting was likely an aircraft.