Project 10073 Record — Greenbrier, West Virginia, 24 April 1954

This document consists of a Project 10073 record and an associated military cable regarding an aerial sighting reported on April 24, 1954, near Greenbrier, West Virginia. The report details an observation made by an individual identified as K. W. Sharer of the USN. The witness reported seeing a single object trailing a bright white and orange flame. The observation lasted for approximately 15 seconds. The object was noted to be traveling on a course of 360 degrees true at an altitude of 19,000 feet, with an estimated speed exceeding 7,000 mph. The report was telephoned to a Sgt. Pennington on April 25, 1954, and subsequently processed by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The official conclusion reached by the project analysts was that the phenomenon was likely astronomical in nature, specifically identifying it as a meteor. The document includes standard administrative markings for a Project 10073 record, confirming that no photographic or physical evidence was recovered in connection with the event.