Declassified UFO / UAP Document
UFOB Index Card — Alpine, Arizona, 14 November 1957
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1957 sighting report from Alpine, Arizona, describes a round, white object observed by a Staff Sergeant. The incident was officially concluded to be an astronomical sighting, likely the planet Venus.
This document is a UFOB Index Card (ATSS-UFOB-582-57) detailing a sighting reported on November 14, 1957, at 0045Z in Alpine, Arizona. The witness, Staff Sergeant J.A. Choiniere, reported observing a single, round, white object described as being the size of a nickel. The object was observed at a very high altitude, moving on a downward course slightly to the west. At the time of the report, the object remained in sight. The report notes that the weather conditions included dust. The sighting was evaluated by the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The official conclusion reached was that the object was likely a star. A handwritten note on the second page of the document clarifies that the observer did not specify if the object was due south or in a southerly direction, and that an astronomical plot indicated Venus was positioned in the southwest at the time of the sighting, supporting the conclusion that the object was likely an astronomical phenomenon.
Description, duration, flight path indicate this was probably a star.
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Official Assessment
Description, duration, flight path indicate this was probably a star.
The object was identified as a star, likely Venus, based on the observer's report and astronomical data.
Witnesses
- J.A. ChoiniereStaff SgtAlpine Ranger Station