Project 10073 Record Card — 2 December 1954

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype report detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on 2 December 1954 over Spanish Morocco. The object was detected by ground radar (MPS-7 and TPS-10D) and tracked for approximately one hour and sixteen minutes. The sighting was reported by 2nd Lt. George C. Dyer, a senior director with the 735th ACW Squadron, who described the object as maintaining a slow speed at a high altitude of 58,000 feet, moving with the wind. The report notes that the object was tracked at various altitudes and speeds, including a descent to 6,000 feet before fading from radar. Weather conditions were reported as CAVU (Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited). The official conclusion reached by the investigating authorities was that the object was a possible meteorological balloon, noting that research into potential balloon launches in the area was conducted. The report also mentions that an aircraft was scrambled to intercept the object but reported 'no joy.' The document is marked as unclassified and includes technical details regarding the radar tracking and the flight path of the object.