Project 10073 Record Card — York, Pennsylvania, 10 January 1954

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype regarding an aerial sighting that occurred on January 10, 1954, in York, Pennsylvania. At approximately 0555Z, Mrs. Bernard Fuden, residing at 1121 West Poplar Street, observed an unidentified object in the sky. The witness described the object as cone-shaped with a round base. According to the report, the object was traveling at a rapid speed in an easterly direction and left a blue glow followed by a yellow arc in its wake. The duration of the observation was estimated to be between two and three seconds. The sighting was reported by several people. The official conclusion recorded on the project card is that the incident was a meteor sighting. The teletype communication, dated January 14, 1954, confirms that the report was transmitted from Olmsted Air Force Base to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The document notes that no additional information was available at the time of the report and that a written report would follow upon the establishment of more relevant evidence.