PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — 10 November 1956

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an aerial sighting on 10 November 1956. At approximately 0645Z, military pilots Captain Mourice Beck and Captain John Moore observed an object while flying 10 miles southwest of Quincy, Illinois. The object was described as a long, red streak, approximately 40 feet in length, which appeared to be shooting upward. The witnesses reported the event lasted for seven minutes under extremely clear weather conditions. The report notes that the pilots observed the Aurora Borealis, which appeared very bright and featured two distinct red shafts. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, was that the phenomenon was the Aurora Borealis. The documentation includes internal military correspondence from the 1748th Fltserron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, which confirms the details of the sighting and notes that the original report may have been prompted by civilian observations that were subsequently corroborated by the military pilots.