Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting in New Mexico, November 1958

This document file contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by Emilie Duberstein. The witness reported observing an unidentified object while traveling on a Greyhound bus in New Mexico, approximately one or two weeks before Thanksgiving in 1958. She described the object as a flat, round, aluminum-type craft that appeared to sail off into space at a speed she characterized as faster than a jet. The witness, who was traveling from California to Cleveland, Ohio, noted that the sighting occurred on a very clear day. She mentioned that she had not discussed the event with many people due to a fear that she would not be believed. In March 1962, after reading an article in the Cleveland Press titled 'Flights and Fliers: Flying Saucer Reports Continue to Be Made,' she decided to submit her report to the authorities. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base received the report and, on April 3, 1962, issued a memorandum to Hq USAF (SAFOI-3b) stating that the information provided was insufficient to form a conclusion. The FTD requested that a questionnaire be sent to the witness to gather more specific details about the incident. The file includes the original record card, the official memorandum from the FTD, and the witness's personal letter detailing her experience.