Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Colts Neck, N.J. Airport, 10 May 58
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AI-Generated Summary
A sighting of an oblong object near Colts Neck, New Jersey, on May 10, 1958, was officially identified by a Navy jet pilot as a radiosonde balloon.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding a UFO sighting on May 10, 1958, at the Colts Neck, New Jersey airport. The sighting involved a single, stationary, oblong object described as being the size of a basketball, with one report noting it as white and another as silver. The object was observed at an estimated altitude between 5,000 and 10,000 feet under clear weather conditions. Witnesses included a Mrs. [illegible] from New Egypt, New Jersey, and another individual at the Colts Neck airport. Major Rice and a Mrs. Hurler also provided reports on the object's status and movement. The incident was investigated by military authorities, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB. The final conclusion reached by the military was that the object was a radiosonde balloon, which was identified as such by a Navy jet aircraft flying in the vicinity.
Obj identified as radiosonde balloon by Navy jet a/c.
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Official Assessment
Obj identified as radiosonde balloon by Navy jet a/c.
The object was identified as a radiosonde balloon by a Navy jet aircraft.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Major RiceReported the object as stationary
- Mrs HurlerReported the object as reading south