Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and UFOB Report — Ferron, Utah, 29 November 1957
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A civilian rancher in Utah reported a two-and-a-half-hour sighting of a vertical, multi-colored light object. The military investigation concluded the object was likely the constellation Orion.
On 29 November 1957, a civilian rancher in Ferron, Utah, reported observing an unidentified aerial object for a duration of two and a half hours. The witness described the object as having a vertical football shape, appearing the size of a nickel held at arm's length. The object featured flashing green lights on either end and a flashing red light in the center. The witness observed the object using 7x50 binoculars. According to the report, the object moved slowly toward the southeast while rising vertically. The weather conditions were reported as clear and calm. The sighting was documented by the 13th AA ACW Detachment in Salt Lake City and forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that the sighting was likely an astronomical phenomenon, specifically noting that the bright cluster of Orion was positioned in the southeast at the time of the observation.
Probably astronomical. Large bright cluster of Orion in SE at that time.
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Official Assessment
Probably astronomical. Large bright cluster of Orion in SE at that time.
The object was determined to be an astronomical phenomenon, specifically identified as the bright cluster of Orion visible in the southeast at the time of the sighting.
Witnesses
- [illegible]RancherCivilian