Project 10073 Record Card — Old Town, Maine, 13 May 1955

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype reports regarding a UFO sighting in Old Town, Maine, on May 13, 1955. The witness, a barber at Dow Air Force Base, reported observing a circular, red, flaming object at approximately 0345Z. The witness described the object as being roughly the size of a quarter held at arm's length. He observed the object falling straight down until it disappeared, appearing to burn itself out. The observation lasted between four and five minutes. The witness was in his home in Bradley, Maine, when he noticed the object through a small picture window, initially mistaking it for a star. The military investigation, coordinated through the 765th ACWRON at Charleston Air Force Station, involved checking with the Strategic Air Command (SAC) Liaison Officer. The official conclusion reached by the Air Defense Command (ADC) was that the object was a photographic flare released from a SAC aircraft. The report includes technical details such as wind conditions at various altitudes and notes that there was a C-124 aircraft from MATS in the vicinity of Bangor at 0355Z.