Project 10073 Record: Sighting of Unusual Objects at Fairchild AFB

This document collection contains a Project 10073 record regarding a sighting of an unusual object at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, on September 3, 1950. The witness report describes a bluish-white light approaching a car from the Northeast at high speed. The object, which appeared to be on a collision course, increased in size from that of an auto headlight to twice that size while passing over a hangar area. The object emitted sparks in a fiery trail of various colors before the light suddenly extinguished. The report explicitly notes that there was no sound. The official conclusion for this specific incident was that it was a meteor observation. The document package also includes a series of administrative disposition forms and correspondence between the 57th Air Division, the Fifteenth Air Force, and the Strategic Air Command. These documents indicate that the 57th Air Division had forwarded three instances of unusual aerial sightings to higher command, noting that the witnesses were considered competent and reliable. The 57th Air Division had initially ruled out aircraft, landing lights, and meteorites as explanations for these sightings, though the specific record for the September 3rd event was ultimately categorized as a meteor. The correspondence serves to document the chain of command's handling of these reports and the request for standardized reporting procedures under Air Force Regulation 200-15.