Project 10073 Record Card — Roseburg, Oregon, 8 January 1956

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an accompanying teletype report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed near Roseburg, Oregon, on January 8, 1956. The witness, identified as a veteran Air Force engineer, reported seeing a round, white object approximately one foot in diameter, which appeared to be sloping nose-down and emitting a small amount of sparks. The observation lasted between two and three seconds. The witness was looking out a window at the time of the incident, which occurred at dusk, five miles southwest of Roseburg. The weather was reported as clear and cold. The report notes that the witness did not see the object reappear after it passed behind a hill. Following the report, the 635th ACWRON conducted an investigation, checking with the Ground Observer Corps (GOC) and confirming that no high-altitude aircraft were operating in the area at the time of the incident. The Senior Director P-1 concluded that all other possibilities had been exhausted. The final official conclusion recorded on the project card is that the event was a meteor sighting.