Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Sighting Report November 1957
AI-Generated Summary
A Project 10073 record card details a November 1957 sighting of a large, pink, ionized-gas-like phenomenon over the Atlantic Ocean. Military intelligence officials marked the report as having insufficient information for evaluation.
This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an associated military cable regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported in November 1957. The incident occurred over the Atlantic Ocean, specifically at coordinates 35.22N 74.14W, off the coast of North Carolina. The report describes a large pink illumination that covered one quarter of the hemisphere. The object was observed for approximately 10 minutes, moving on a northerly course at a speed of 18 knots. The witness noted that the phenomenon disappeared and then reappeared briefly, with an appearance described as similar to ionized gas. The report explicitly states that no photographs were taken and no radar contact was made. The document was forwarded to the Director of Intelligence at HQ USAF by the Air Technical Intelligence Center. Handwritten annotations on the document indicate that military evaluators considered the information provided to be insufficient for a definitive conclusion, with notes explicitly stating 'INSUFF INFO' and 'very little INFO'. The record card is marked as unclassified and references CFEIN-OI 343.
Large pink illumination bearing 030T covering one quarter hemisphere. Phenomenon disappeared & reappeared briefly. Had appearance similar to ionized gas.
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Official Assessment
The phenomenon was described as a large pink illumination covering one quarter of the hemisphere, which disappeared and reappeared briefly with an appearance similar to ionized gas.