Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting of 23 February 1955, Wilton, Connecticut

This document is a formal Report of Investigation concerning an unidentified flying object sighting that occurred on 23 February 1955. The investigation was conducted by Special Agent Michael Theodorakis of the Office of Special Investigations, District Office No. 2, and directed by the District Commander. The sighting involved two separate reports from witnesses in the vicinity of Wilton, Connecticut, and North Tarrytown, New York. The first witness, Robert C. Hardy, observed the object while driving on Connecticut State Highway 33 at approximately 2200 hours. He described the object as a round, luminous, reddish-orange ball of light traveling in a straight line. A second witness, whose name is partially obscured in the record, observed a similar object from his home at Philipse Manor, New York, at approximately the same time. The object was described by the witnesses as oval or spherical in shape, with no tail or exhaust, and silent. The investigation included interviews with both witnesses and the creation of a map segment illustrating the reported paths of the object. The Air Technical Intelligence Center evaluated the reports and concluded that the object was an astronomical meteor. The document includes a formal transmittal letter from Lt. Colonel Kenneth L. Blackstone to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, referencing the investigative file 24-420. The report is marked as unclassified and includes instructions for downgrading and declassification under DOD Directive 5200.10.