Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Crivits, Wisconsin - 25 November 1957
AI-Generated Summary
A 1957 UFO sighting in Crivits, Wisconsin, was investigated by the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The object was officially concluded to be an astronomical body, with its appearance attributed to atmospheric distortion.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding a UFO sighting reported on November 25, 1957, in Crivits, Wisconsin. The witness, identified as a housewife, reported observing a stationary object described as an elongated star, flat on top, which appeared to change color from red to green. The observation lasted for approximately five minutes. The report was processed by the Ground Observer Corps (GOC), with S/Sgt Bresnahan noted as the observer. The teletype communication, directed to various military commands including the 67th ACWRON and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, confirms the details of the sighting. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center was that the object was 'Probably astronomical.' The investigators noted that the reported characteristics—specifically the movement, scintillation, and color changes—are well-known phenomena that occur when stars or other astronomical bodies are viewed through atmospheric conditions such as haze, fog, clouds, or mist. A remark included in the teletype notes that a KC-97 aircraft was in the area at the time of the sighting, though the final assessment remained that the object was likely an astronomical body.
It is a well known fact that when stars or other astronomical bodies are observed through haze, fog, clouds, mist, etc. they will appear to move, scintillate and change colors.
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Official Assessment
Probably astronomical
The object was identified as an astronomical body, with its appearance and color changes attributed to observation through atmospheric conditions such as haze, fog, and clouds.
Witnesses
- [illegible]House wife
Key Persons
- S/SGT BRESNAHANGOC observer