Project 10073 Record Card — British Columbia, Canada, 9 August 1955

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and a supporting memorandum from the Department of the Air Force, dated 14 September 1955. The file concerns an unidentified aerial object sighted by a woman in British Columbia, Canada, on 9 August 1955. The report was initiated after a U.S. Navy Lieutenant, stationed at the U.S. Naval Academy, provided information regarding the sighting, which had been reported to him by his mother. According to the witness, the observation occurred between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on a clear day with minimal cloud cover. The witness described the object as silver in color and saucer-shaped, featuring a structure on top that resembled a stack. The object was observed for approximately 20 to 30 seconds as it traveled from east to west. During this time, the witness noted no changes in the object's speed or altitude. The object's altitude was estimated to be between 8,000 and 10,000 feet, and its apparent size was described as being about one-quarter the size of the moon. The report explicitly states that this was the only time the witness had observed such an object and that she was the sole individual to have seen it. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card is that the object was a 'possible a/c' (aircraft). The memorandum from Major Llewellyn E. Hollinger of the Directorate of Intelligence confirms the forwarding of this information to AFOIN-4 for appropriate action. The document was later declassified under authority AFR 205-1D.