Project 10073 Record Card — 22 January 1956

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an aerial sighting on January 22, 1956. The event involved a round, bluish-white object with a tail, described by witnesses as resembling a comet. The sighting was reported by a flight engineer on a Pan American flight traveling from Houston to Miami, as well as by individuals in St. Petersburg, Florida. The object was observed moving from the southwest to the northeast over the Gulf of Mexico. According to the flight engineer, the object was cigar-shaped, exhibited a pale blue luminescence, and featured a yellow flickering light at the rear. It moved in a straight, level course for approximately six seconds before disappearing. Military operations officers concluded that the sighting was likely a meteor, noting that the object was observed by individuals approximately 150 miles apart, which suggested a wide area of observation consistent with a falling meteor. The report includes technical details such as the time of the sighting (1925Z) and weather conditions, which were noted as overcast with three miles of visibility.