Project 10073 Record Card — Elkton, Maryland, 12 October 1955

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on October 12, 1955, in Elkton, Maryland. The sighting occurred at 1206Z and lasted for approximately two minutes. The witness described a single object that appeared as a bright, fluorescent light shaped like a long cigar, noted to be much sharper at the front than at the rear. The object was estimated to be 125 feet in length and was observed at an altitude of 350 feet, traveling at a speed of 200 mph on a straight and level flight path heading south-east. The weather conditions at the time were described as a little hazy. Official records indicate that no radar contact was made and no photographs were taken. The investigation concluded that the object was a 'possible aircraft,' noting that an aircraft was known to be in the area at the time of the sighting. The teletype correspondence confirms the transmission of these details between various military units, including the 4710th Air Defense Wing, the 26th Air Division, and the 4622nd AISS, addressed to the Director of Intelligence at HQ USAF in Washington, D.C.