PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 14 Oct 55

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a subsequent military teletype report regarding an aerial sighting on October 14, 1955. The primary witness, Major Frank J. Voigtmann of the 34th Bomb Squadron, observed a reddish-orange fireball while flying an F-47E aircraft at an altitude of 32,000 feet. The object, described as being the size of a dime held at arm's length, left a white smoke trail and moved from west to east before curving toward the ground and burning out in a brilliant flash. The duration of the observation was approximately five seconds. The report confirms that there was no radar contact, no physical evidence, and no interception action taken beyond reporting the observation to Midland and San Angelo radios. The official conclusion recorded on the card is 'Meteor sighting.' Additionally, the document includes a press clipping from a CRIFO Newsletter dated November 4, 1955, which discusses a 'Space Fireball' event involving multiple reports across several southern states on the same date, including accounts from witnesses in Louisiana and Alabama, and mentions that observers searched the area with negative results.