Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Boise, Idaho, 2 January 1958
AI-Generated Summary
A 1958 sighting report from Boise, Idaho, describes a disc-shaped object with a blue tail. Military intelligence concluded the report contained insufficient data for evaluation.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported in Boise, Idaho, on January 2, 1958, at 0500Z. The report describes a single object characterized as disc-shaped, appearing white with a blue tint and a blue tail, and described by the observer as a flash of light. The report was processed through military channels, including the 1902nd AACSRON, the 28th Air Division, and the Air Tech Intelligence Center. The documentation includes a request for wind direction and velocity data from the nearest weather station, though no specific meteorological correlation was established. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating authorities was that the information provided was insufficient for a formal evaluation, noting that a flash of light could be practically anything. The record card explicitly marks the conclusion as 'Insufficient Data for Evaluation.' The correspondence includes internal notes from the Hamilton AFB Flight Service Center, which reiterate that the only reported detail was the white-blue light and that the case could not be evaluated due to the lack of substantive information.
Cannot evaluate w/such limited info. A flash of light could be practically anything.
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Official Assessment
Cannot evaluate w/such limited info. A flash of light could be practically anything.
The sighting was reported as a disc-shaped object with a white and blue tint and a blue tail, described as a flash of light. Due to the limited information provided, the military authorities determined that the event could not be evaluated.