Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Elko, Nevada, 12 Oct 59
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A Project 10073 record card documenting a series of UFO sightings in Elko, Nevada, by a civilian witness. The case was officially classified as a hoax after the witness refused to provide photographic negatives for analysis.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a series of reported UFO sightings in Elko, Nevada, by a civilian witness. The witness claimed to have observed unidentified objects on several dates throughout late 1959 and early 1960, specifically September 10-11, October 10-12, 1959, and March 23 and May 23, 1960. The observer provided photographs of the alleged sightings. The investigating agency, ATIC, attempted to obtain the original negative of a photograph purportedly taken on October 12, 1959, for further analysis. However, the witness refused to send the negative, instead requesting that officials contact him personally at his home. The record card notes that the witness is an elderly individual who holds the belief that the objects he observes originate from another world. Ultimately, the case was classified as a hoax.
Witness is elderly gent w/belief that the things he sees are fm another world.
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Official Assessment
Hoax
The sighting was determined to be a hoax. The witness claimed to have observed objects on multiple dates including September 10-11, October 10-12, 1959, and March 23 and May 23, 1960. The witness refused to provide the negative of the photograph taken on October 12 for analysis and requested a personal visit to his home.