PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 2 May 1955

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting reported on May 2, 1955. The report originates from the 766th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Caswell Air Force Station. The primary witness was the pilot of an Air Force T-33 aircraft flying from Westover to Harmon. During the flight, the pilot observed a large, round mass that emitted flashing white and blue light. The pilot described the object as appearing to reflect light and resembling a mass of burning gases. He explicitly stated that the object was neither the sun nor another aircraft. The pilot estimated the object's position at 15 miles away at his 12 o'clock position and attempted to intercept or gain on it, but was unsuccessful. The observation lasted from 0830Z to 0835Z. Throughout the encounter, the object's elevation above the horizon increased from 2 degrees to 8 degrees. The pilot noted that the phenomenon remained visible even when he was 100 miles away from Harmon. The information was relayed by 1/Lt. David Cleveland, a Senior Controller at an RCAF station, to Captain Harris at the Headquarters of the 32nd Air Division. The record card indicates that the conclusion category for this sighting was marked as 'Possibly Astronomical'.