Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Ely, Nevada, 27 October 1957
AI-Generated Summary
A Project 10073 record card documenting a brief, two-to-three-second sighting of an object in Ely, Nevada, on October 27, 1957. The object was identified as a probable meteor.
This document is a Project 10073 Record Card documenting a sighting that occurred on October 27, 1957, in Ely, Nevada. The sighting, which took place at 0623Z, involved a single object observed by a civilian witness. The object was described as having a peculiar color and being approximately the size of the largest planet in the sky. The duration of the observation was brief, lasting only two to three seconds, during which the object moved from the North to the South. The record indicates that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. The official conclusion reached in the document is that the event was likely a meteor sighting. The record card also notes that there is no further report on file regarding this incident.
One object with a peculiar color & the size of the largest planet in the sky. Object moved from N to S and was in sight for 2 to 3 seconds.
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Official Assessment
Probably meteor sighting.
The object was observed for two to three seconds moving from North to South. It was described as having a peculiar color and being the size of the largest planet in the sky. The official conclusion is that it was likely a meteor.