Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
AI-Generated Summary
This document contains two Project 10073 record cards documenting civilian UFO sightings in November 1957. The sightings were officially attributed to a meteor and an aircraft, respectively.
This document consists of two Project 10073 Record Cards detailing civilian sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena in November 1957. The first card records an incident on November 9, 1957, involving two separate observations in Lexington, Kentucky, and Marietta, Georgia. The first observation described a round, four-foot-diameter object with a six-foot white flame tail falling straight down for three to four seconds. The second observation described a round, white object the size of a dime flying with the curvature of the earth for two to three seconds. The official conclusion for these events was that the characteristics were consistent with a meteor. The second card records an incident on November 11, 1957, in Lexington, Kentucky. A civilian reported a round, orange object the size of a pinhead heading northeast for a duration of three minutes. The official conclusion for this sighting was that the description, duration, and flight path indicated it was likely an aircraft. The document notes that there was no further report in the file for the second incident.
All the characteristics are of a meteor.
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Official Assessment
All the characteristics are of a meteor; Description, duration, flight path indicate that this sighting was probably caused by an aircraft.
The first sighting was attributed to a meteor. The second sighting was attributed to an aircraft.