Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Related Correspondence — Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, October 1958
AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported a round, bluish-white object near Egg Harbor City, NJ, in October 1958. Military authorities investigated the sighting and concluded it was likely an aircraft.
This document collection comprises a Project 10073 record card and a series of teletype messages regarding a UFO sighting reported by a civilian woman near Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, in October 1958. The witness observed a round, bluish-white object, which she compared to the size of a dime, for approximately 15 minutes. The object was reported to be moving from the southeast to the northwest. Initial military communications from Detachment 1 of the 26th Air Division (SAGE) to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) were deemed insufficient for a valid conclusion, prompting a request for further information in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2. A follow-up report provided additional details, noting that the observer was inside a car and heard no sound. The final assessment suggested that the object could possibly be an aircraft departing from a nearby airport. The documentation includes technical weather data and administrative routing information, reflecting the standard military procedure for investigating unidentified aerial phenomena during this period.
All info indicates the obj was an a/c.
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Official Assessment
Object could possibly be an aircraft departing an airport located nearby.
The object was described as a round, bluish-white light, approximately the size of a dime, observed for 15 minutes moving from the southeast to the northwest. Initial reports lacked sufficient detail, leading to a request for further information under AFR 200-2. Subsequent follow-up suggested the object was likely an aircraft.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Mrs.Civilian
Key Persons
- James O. BolieuT/Sgt, Writer