Project 10073 Record Card — Alexandria, VA, 3 October 1955

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting that occurred on October 3, 1955, in Alexandria, Virginia. The report describes a single object observed by a civilian witness, identified as a businessman. The witness reported seeing two white vapor trails with a steady light positioned between them. The object was observed for a duration of 15 seconds as it traveled from horizon to horizon, moving from the East-Southeast (ESE) to the West-Northwest (WNW). The witness reported that there was no sound associated with the object. The observation was made at night, approximately 8 miles southeast of Washington, D.C., using binoculars. The official conclusion recorded on the card is that the phenomenon was a 'possible meteor.' The document includes administrative routing information, indicating it was transmitted via teletype from HQ USAF to COMAIRDEFCOM at Ent Air Force Base, Colorado, and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The report is marked with the reference number RJEPHQ 827 and is dated October 4, 1955.