Roswell, New MexicoAugust 1958

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Summary

On August 16, 1958, a witness at Roswell, New Mexico, reported an unidentified flying object at 0547Z (about night). The observer, described as a chief, saw a bright, intense flash of light, yellow to orange in color, with a long tail giving off sparks as it flashed across the sky. The shape and size were not discernible. The object's path was high at about 80 degrees true west from Roswell. The sighting lasted about 9 seconds.

Skies were clear. The report came from Walker Air Force Base. The Air Force conclusion on the Project 10073 record card was astronomical, noting that although no shape or size was given, the description had all the characteristics of a meteor. Project 10073 was the Air Force's official record for unidentified flying object reports.

Reported location

Roswell, New Mexico

Date of incident

August 1958

State / country

NM / US

Page count

2 scanned pages

USAF evaluation

unknown

Microfilm

T1206, Roll 33

Original case file scans

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: lg PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD | |
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS |
0 Wes Belloon |
Av) 0r13 6 05 Q DA 5 M . O Probably Belloon
3 ; OD Possibly Belloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION
| FO SE. 1 JL A —— XO Ground- Visual O Grovund-Rader - Proheidy Moverehe
GMT. 16/0547Z 0 Air Visual 0 Air-Intercopt Radar O Possibly Aireraht &
S. ‘PHOTOS » SOU BX Was Astronomical ic tL oor |
a Yes O Probebly Astronomical |
Ne Civilian O Possibly Astronomicel |
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 6. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 9. COURSE AE ET —
$ O Insufficient Date for Eveluation |
0 Unknown
9 secs one not give
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS :
A bright intense flash of light, No shape or size is given in
yellow to orange in color, with a rpt however, the description
long tail giving off sparks was of the obj has all the chara-
seen flashing across the sky, cteristics of a meteor,
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Source: National Archives Catalog · NAID 28979478