Project 10073 Record Card — 28 October 1956, Panama City, Florida

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communication detailing a UFO sighting reported on 28 October 1956 near Panama City, Florida. The primary witness, identified as a housewife, reported observing four red-orange, cigar-shaped objects, each appearing the size of a pea at arm's length. The objects were initially observed in a vertical formation, moving back and forth, before three of them converged with the fourth to form a diamond shape. The witness also reported a separate, white, five-cent-piece-sized object that appeared as a flash of light, moved in a slight arc, and then descended straight down before disappearing beyond the horizon. The total duration of the observation was approximately thirty seconds. The report includes meteorological data indicating clear, calm weather conditions. Despite the detailed description provided by the witness, the official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center was that the sighting was caused by a meteor. The document notes that no known objects could account for the sightings, yet the final classification remains linked to an astronomical event.