Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 13 October 1957
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1957 sighting report from New York describes a small, high-altitude, irregular object. Military intelligence concluded it was likely a conventional aircraft due to heavy regional air traffic.
On October 13, 1957, at 2100Z, a civilian witness in New York, N.Y., reported observing an unidentified aerial object. The witness described the object as having an irregular shape, approximately the size of a grapefruit, with a bright steel bluish color. The object was observed at a very high altitude, traveling on a straight course from west to east. The duration of the observation was recorded as 30 seconds. The report was processed through military channels, including the 26th Air Division at Roslyn AFS, New York, and forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authorities was that the object was likely a conventional aircraft, citing the heavy air traffic in the New York area at the time of the sighting. The report notes that there was no radar contact and no photographs were taken. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear.
Owing to the amount of air traffic in this area, it probably was one of numerous a/c flying over the N.Y. area.
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Official Assessment
Probably a/c.
The object was likely a conventional aircraft given the heavy air traffic in the area.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Landlord