Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Farmington, New Mexico, 26 November 1957
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian report of a long, white, trail-leaving object over Farmington, NM, in 1957. The military concluded the object was likely an aircraft with contrails.
On 26 November 1957, at 1258 hours, a civilian witness observed an unidentified object east of Farmington, New Mexico. The observation lasted for approximately 15 minutes. The witness described the object as being long, similar in size to a bulky fountain pen, and brilliant white in color. The object was reported to be leaving a wide trail as it moved in a trajectory described as southwest for eight miles, then southeast for ten miles, and finally west until it faded from view. The report was processed under Project 10073 and documented on an ATIC record card. Military authorities, specifically the 687th ACWRON at West Mesa AFS, New Mexico, filed the report as an 'UNCLAS OPS 472' message. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that the sighting was likely an aircraft producing contrails. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear, with surface winds between 2 and 10 knots and calm winds aloft.
One object, long, size of bulky fountain pen, color brilliant white, leaving wide trail.
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Official Assessment
From all information given, this sighting was probably a/c with contrails.
The object was identified as likely being an aircraft leaving contrails.