Project 10073 Record Card — Wagoner, Oklahoma, 28 Oct 55

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on October 28, 1955, in the vicinity of Wagoner, Oklahoma. The report was initiated by the 1478th Flight Service Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and relayed to the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The primary witness was identified as LT/JG Shejman, a pilot of a P2V aircraft (Navy 2941) from the Hutchinson, Kansas Naval Air Station. The pilot observed a single object at an altitude of 11,000 feet, traveling from north to south. The object was described as having the appearance of a comet with a blue tail. The report confirms that no photographs were taken, no radar contact was made, and no electromagnetic or physiological effects were noted. Weather conditions at the time were reported as having scattered clouds with 15 miles of visibility and no thunderstorm activity. Air Route Traffic Control reported no other traffic in the area. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that the sighting was a meteor observation. The documentation includes the standard teletype format used for reporting such incidents, referencing Flight Service Manual 55-1, Chapter 16, Paragraph 2, which mandates the filing of a report after a CIRVIS (Communication Instructions for Reporting Vital Intelligence Sightings) report has been submitted.