Project 10073 Record Card — Baltimore, MD, 27 December 1954

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting reported in Baltimore, Maryland, on December 27, 1954. The report documents the observations of two witnesses, a 45-year-old banker and a 34-year-old bus driver. The witnesses described a single object that appeared round but occasionally changed into a cigar shape. The object's color shifted from white to orange, and it was observed to remain stationary at a 60-degree elevation and 90-degree azimuth. The witnesses reported no sound and no tail on the object. The report notes that the weather conditions were clear with a slight breeze and cold temperatures. The official conclusion provided in the record card identifies the object as the star Regulus, noting its position at 45-degree elevation and 100-degree azimuth. The document includes administrative routing information, indicating that the report was transmitted from the 647th AC&W Squadron in Manassas, Virginia, to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, with copies sent to various Air Defense Command units.