Project 10073 Record Card — Manchester, New Hampshire, 7 November 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported in Manchester, New Hampshire, on 7 November 1957. A 17-year-old civilian witness reported observing a round, red and white object, described as being the size of a grapefruit, which exhibited an irregular flight path for a duration of one minute. The witness further claimed that the electricity in their home failed while the object was in sight. The report was processed by the 760th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron (760D ARWPN) and forwarded to various Air Force commands, including the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC). Military evaluators expressed significant skepticism regarding the report. Annotations on the document indicate that the sighting lacked critical data, such as elevation and azimuth, rendering it impossible to analyze effectively. Furthermore, an investigator noted that the reported electrical failure was likely a result of mass suggestion and publicity surrounding UFO sightings at the time. The document also notes that the Ground Observer Corps (GOC) in Manchester received four other reports of the same object, all described as substantially similar. The final official conclusion recorded on the project card is 'Probable a/c sighting,' though the internal notes emphasize the lack of sufficient information for a formal determination.