Project 10073 Record Card and Associated Correspondence — Trenton, New Jersey, 21 November 1953

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and supporting military communications regarding an Unidentified Flying Object sighting that occurred on 21 November 1953 in Trenton, New Jersey. The sighting was reported by a civilian observer located approximately one and a half miles from the Trenton Battle Monument. The observer described the object as a white, football-shaped entity, roughly the size of a pea, which was observed directly overhead. The object was reported to be moving from the north to the south at a slow, steady pace, positioned to the right of the moon. The observer, who claimed to have a background in astronomy, insisted that the object was neither an aircraft nor a meteor. The sighting lasted for approximately one and a half minutes before the object disappeared instantaneously. The weather conditions were reported as clear with no clouds. The report was processed by the Officer of the Day at McGuire Air Force Base, Lieutenant C.F. Demos, and forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and the Air Defense Command. Despite the observer's insistence on the unusual nature of the object, the official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card stated that there were no indications that the event was anything other than a normal aircraft sighting.