Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Eutaw, Alabama, 19 October 1962
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported a rectangular object in Eutaw, Alabama, on 19 October 1962. While the official record card identifies the object as the star Sirius, a military follow-up message suggests the possibility that the object was a helicopter.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a subsequent military message regarding a sighting in Eutaw, Alabama, on 19 October 1962. A civilian observer reported a colorless, rectangular object, approximately the size of a DC-3, hovering at an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 feet. The witness described the object as having fixed green and white lights at its corners, a mass of twinkling lights within its body, and possible contrails extending 20 times the length of the object. The object remained motionless for 22 minutes before climbing away in a zig-zag flight pattern. The initial record card evaluation concluded that the object was the star Sirius. A follow-up military message from the 4228th Strategic Wing at Columbus Air Force Base, dated 25 October 1962, noted that while no air traffic was reported in the area at the time, the maneuvers and lights described by the observer led to the possibility that the object was a helicopter. The sighting was not reported to the organization until 22 October, three days after the event.
The star Sirius is in position of reported object. Case evaluated as this Astro body.
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Official Assessment
The star Sirius is in position of reported object. Case evaluated as this Astro body.
The object was initially described as a rectangular craft with lights, but military follow-up suggested it was possible the object was a helicopter, though the final evaluation on the record card identifies it as the star Sirius.