Project 10073 Record Card — Moundsville, West Virginia, August 19, 1954

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated technical information sheets detailing a UFO sighting reported by a 16-year-old student on August 19, 1954. The witness, along with his sister, cousin, and uncle, was traveling by car between New Martinsville and Wheeling, West Virginia, when they observed a disc-shaped object with a dome and bright orange-white lights. The witness estimated the object to be approximately 100 feet in diameter with a 50-foot-high dome, constructed of metal. The observation lasted for 10 seconds, during which the object moved horizontally at a 40-degree elevation before disappearing in the south. The witness noted that the object made no sound. The report includes sketches and detailed responses to a U.S. Air Force technical information questionnaire. The official evaluation by ATIC concluded that the report was unreliable, noting that it was a second-hand account and that the short duration of the sighting suggested a possible meteor. The document also contains unrelated intelligence summaries regarding a Danish delegation to the U.N. and a reported flying saucer landing in Norway, which appear to be included as part of a larger intelligence compilation file.