Revisiting 1957

As mentioned in the previous post, 1957 - October and November - were very busy. A good overview of the entire year can be found on the NICAP Chronology page at 1957 Chronology (nicap.org).

A couple of online sources indicate the photo of the "glowing object" shown in newspapers and books (and dated October 16, 1957) add an uncredited tag line that the USAF sent aloft two (2) aluminum bullets on that date. Verifying that is ongoing. The general story is the photo was taken by Nurse Ella Louise Fortune, working at the Mescalero Indian Reservation near Three Rivers, NM while driving along HWY 54. Some label it as hovering but the "trail" infers movement.  The incident is often cited as related to events at Holloman AFB as well. 

"The photo in the PBB files is stamped by the Lorenzen's of A.P.R.O. fame. Evidently the original witness submitted the photo to several news sources and the Lorensen's acquired a copy as well. Interestingly, the printed photo appears to be a reversed image of the Lorenzon photo. The newspaper image as cropped an apparent cloud in the top half of the image - which appears strangely and uniformly white despite the darked contrast employed in the image." The Paranormal Borderline: UFO photographs - Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, October 16, 1957

The image from Project Blue Book (4 photos and one is an image of a comet).

The image of the Norton County Meteor of Feb 1948 , below, that fell in northern Kansas and southern Nebraska. Taken at night and supported by witness testimony of its glowing (self luminescent) and bright appearance. 

The general story is the photo was taken during the day but most images are such sharp contrast it is difficult to say what time of day it was taken. The shadows on the hills appear inconclusive.  The vantage point of the photographs also appear slightly different in the PBB image and the one in the newspaper at the bottom. The newspaper seems to infer the photographer was facing the west (note the shade of the hill and how full light of day should not have produced a shadowy peak). Contrast to the PBB/Lorenzen photo at top and the way the object seems to be moving eastward - because the bright source of light appears to the left hand corner and the hills on the right side are shaded on the right side. Of course, it is possible the photo in the newspapers was also tampered with.