Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — El Paso, Texas, 29 December 1957
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian in El Paso reported a glowing, spinning object on December 29, 1957. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) concluded the report was insufficient for evaluation due to missing positional data, suggesting the object may have been Venus.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a UFO sighting reported in El Paso, Texas, on December 29, 1957. A civilian witness reported observing a single, stationary object for approximately three minutes. The witness described the object as having the appearance of a star, roughly the size of a baseball, white in color with a red tail, and exhibiting a spinning motion. The witness noted that the object had a glow that appeared very close and bright. The report includes a formal evaluation by 2nd Lt. William J. [illegible], who concluded that the sighting could not be properly evaluated due to the absence of elevation and azimuth data. The investigator noted that the object might have been the planet Venus. A handwritten note on the document expresses skepticism regarding the report, stating that it is a case of an unnatural explanation being applied to a natural phenomenon, specifically noting that the object was only observed from a single location in El Paso. The document also contains administrative notations, including references to Air Force regulations and internal routing codes.
In my opinion this is a case of an unnatural explanation being given to a natural phenomena.
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Official Assessment
No elevation or azimuth given. Without which data, no evaluation can be made. Object, was possibly Venus.
The object was described as a spinning, glowing, baseball-sized object with a red tail. Due to the lack of elevation and azimuth data, the investigators could not definitively identify the object, though they suggested it may have been the planet Venus.
Key Persons
- Mr. WilliamsPossibly involved in initial intake or call