PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — 9 Nov 55

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype report concerning a UFO sighting that occurred on November 9, 1955, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Two witnesses, identified as a CS-3 from the Base Finance Office and a T/Sgt from the 1607th Air Base Squadron, reported observing two round, dull white objects at approximately 2325Z. The objects were described as being the size of a baseball held at arm's length and were separated by approximately one mile. They were observed moving in parallel flight paths in a straight line heading south-southwest at an estimated altitude of 3,000 feet. The duration of the observation was reported as two to three minutes. The witnesses initially spotted the objects in the north-northeast at a 45-degree elevation. The sighting occurred during a night with clear, unlimited visibility and calm, cold weather conditions. A military observer, Captain Francis [illegible], a War Plans Officer, stated that the objects were not aircraft utilizing afterburners. Despite this, the official conclusion recorded on the project card is 'Was Aircraft'. The report includes details of a jet scramble that occurred at the base, which initially drew the observers' attention to the sky. The document was processed by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and distributed to the Air Defense Command, the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, and the Director of Intelligence at Headquarters USAF.