Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 27 August 1962 Sighting, Los Cruces, New Mexico
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported a flat, black, round object with a dome and fins near Los Cruces, New Mexico, on 27 August 1962. The Air Force recorded the incident but concluded there was insufficient data for evaluation.
On 27 August 1962, at 1935 Zulu, a civilian witness reported observing an unidentified aerial object while located on Highway 80, approximately 25 miles west of Los Cruces, New Mexico. The witness, an employee of 'Bowing of New Orleans,' described the object as a flat, black, round craft featuring a dome in the center and vertical fins around its outer edge. The witness reported that the object displayed no lights and made no sound. The object was estimated to be at an altitude of 300 to 500 feet and was observed approximately 1/8 of a mile off the highway. The object moved in an easterly direction and eventually disappeared while climbing rapidly at a high rate of speed. The report was recorded by Sgt. Brown at the Air Force Command Post in the Pentagon. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card is that there was insufficient data to evaluate the sighting.
Flat, black obj round w/a dome in the center & w/vertical fins around the outside edge. No lights, no sound.
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Official Assessment
Insufficient data.
The sighting was evaluated as having insufficient data for evaluation.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Bowing of New Orleans
Key Persons
- Sgt BrownDocument author/recorder
- [illegible]Witness