Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 12 November 1957, Hurley, New Mexico
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A civilian G.O.C. supervisor reported a bright red, star-emitting object near Hurley, New Mexico, on 12 November 1957. The military investigation concluded the object was an aircraft using an afterburner.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype report detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on 12 November 1957, north of Hurley, New Mexico. The witness, a civilian housewife and Ground Observer Corps (G.O.C.) post supervisor, reported observing a single, round, bright red object while driving in her car at approximately 0252Z. The witness described the object as appearing the size of a dime at arm's length, with many small stars shooting out from its back end. The object was observed for 60 to 90 seconds, during which it climbed toward the northeast until it disappeared from sight. The weather conditions were reported as clear with no wind or clouds. The report was processed by the 655th ACWRON and forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The official conclusion reached by the investigating officer, 2nd Lieutenant Carl E. Mossberg, was that the sighting was characteristic of an aircraft utilizing an afterburner.
Round object, size of dime at arm's length, bright red, many small stars shooting out the back end. Climbed to NE until out of sight.
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Official Assessment
Characteristic of a/c with afterburner.
The object was identified as having characteristics consistent with an aircraft using an afterburner.
Witnesses
- [illegible]HousewifeG.O.C. Post Supervisor
Key Persons
- Carl E. MossbergDirector on duty