PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 8 January 1955

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype report detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on 8 January 1955, approximately 20 miles north of Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The sighting was reported by military personnel, including Captain William L. Janssen, a maintenance test pilot with the 3626th M&S Group, and Airman Second Class Douglas R. Kilgore of the 3625th Air Police Squadron. The object was described as a round, greenish, bright light, similar in appearance to a baseball, with a trail seven to eight times the size of the object itself. Witnesses observed the object for approximately three to four seconds as it moved west and eventually faded at the horizon. The report notes that the object appeared to dive to the west at a 10-degree angle from the vertical. The sighting was also reported by a local civilian and by an air evacuation flight. Following the report, Eglin Air Force Base was contacted to check for range activity, but none was reported. The Air Technical Intelligence Center evaluated the incident and concluded that the object was likely an astronomical phenomenon, specifically a meteor.