Project 10073 Record Card — Dade City, Florida, 6 November 1955

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported in Dade City, Florida, on November 6, 1955. The report originated from a civilian source and was processed by the 35th Air Division. The witness described observing an object with a delta wing configuration, comparable in size to a Piper Cub aircraft, moving from east to west. The object was noted for having no exhaust and was initially observed as a 'big flash of light.' The duration of the sighting was estimated at 10 to 15 seconds. Military authorities, specifically the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), evaluated the report and concluded that the description was consistent with a meteor sighting, noting that the object traversed 70 degrees of arc in 10 seconds. The teletype communication, dated November 8, 1955, confirms the receipt of the report from the Filter Center in Jacksonville, Florida, and includes technical details such as the time of the incident (0024Z) and the clear weather conditions at the time of the observation. The document concludes that the phenomenon was a meteor, effectively closing the investigation into the sighting.