Alpine, ArizonaNovember 1957

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Summary

On November 19, 1957, near Alpine, Arizona, a civilian witness reported seeing a very large round object that was very bright and white. The object was at 60 degrees elevation and remained at the same altitude while moving in an erratic circular pattern. The sighting lasted 20 minutes. One object was observed. An astro plot indicated the position matched Venus at the time of sighting. The Air Force concluded the sighting was consistent with an astronomical observation, likely Venus.

Reported location

Alpine, Arizona

Date of incident

November 1957

State / country

AZ / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 30

Original case file scans

Original case file · scanned by NARAPage 1 of 2

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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE
19 November 1957

2. LOCATION
Alpine, Arizona

12. CONCLUSIONS
Was Balloon
Probably Balloon
Possibly Balloon
Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
Possibly Aircraft
Was Astronomical
Probably Astronomical
Possibly Astronomical
Other
Insufficient Data for Evaluation
Unknown

3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local
GMT 19/0200Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
Ground-Visual / Binoculars
Ground-Radar
Air-Visual
Air-Intercept Radar

5. PHOTOS
Yes
No

6. SOURCE
Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION
20 minutes

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS
one

9. COURSE
Erratic
Circular

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING
Very large round object, very bright white, 60 dgrs elevation, remained at same altitude and in an erratic circular motion.

11. COMMENTS
An astro plot shows Venus to be in exact location reported at time of sighting.

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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28974671