Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — La Madera, New Mexico, 6 December 1957
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian in La Madera, New Mexico, reported a round, white, basketball-sized object moving side-to-side on December 6, 1957. The military investigation concluded there was insufficient data to identify the object, though it was tentatively labeled as likely astronomical.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype communications regarding a UFO sighting in La Madera, New Mexico, on December 6, 1957. The report details an observation made by a civilian who, while playing outside with their son, noticed a round, white light approximately the size of a basketball. The witness utilized binoculars to observe the object, which reportedly moved side to side in five-foot increments. The sighting occurred at an elevation of 45 degrees in the southern sky. The report was filed by the 687th ACWRON at West Mesa AFS. Military evaluators at ATIC noted that the report lacked critical information, specifically regarding weather conditions and other essential elements of information (EEIs), which hindered a definitive assessment. Despite the lack of data, the incident was tentatively classified as 'Probably Astronomical'. The documentation includes internal notes from the evaluating agency expressing frustration over the incomplete nature of the report, which made it difficult to properly evaluate the sighting.
Due to lack of information difficult to evaluate. Probably astronomical; however, information was of position at 45 dgr elevation in South.
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Official Assessment
Probably astronomical; however, information was of position at 45 dgr elevation in South. Due to lack of information difficult to evaluate.
The object was observed by a civilian using binoculars. Due to the lack of sufficient information, the sighting was deemed difficult to evaluate, though it was tentatively categorized as 'Probably Astronomical'.