Project 10073 Record Card — Boston, Massachusetts, 20 November 1955

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on November 20, 1955, in Boston, Massachusetts. The primary witness, a woman over 70 years of age, reported observing a round, red and white object that appeared to be a large ball of fire or light. She noted that the object had a trail that seemed to come to a point and that there was no sound associated with the sighting. The observation lasted approximately five minutes, during which the witness was looking out of a window. The object was observed moving in a southwesterly direction before it faded out of sight. The teletype correspondence, dated November 21, 1955, confirms the report was transmitted from the Flight Service Center at Olmsted Air Force Base to various intelligence and air defense commands, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear. The Duty Operations Officer at the Olmsted Flight Service Center noted that the report was called in by Boston ARTC, and that he had no further comments. The final assessment recorded on the project card classifies the sighting as 'Possibly A/C' (Aircraft).