PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 24 November 1956

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an aerial sighting reported on November 24, 1956. The witness, a civilian airline pilot with twenty years of experience, reported observing a single object resembling a rocket while flying an Eastern Airlines Constellation (Flight 547) at an altitude of 8,000 feet. The sighting occurred at night, approximately five minutes southeast of the Westchester Omni station. The object was described as appearing directly across the flight path of the observer's aircraft, at a distance of 30 to 40 miles in front. The observer estimated that the object's trajectory would have resulted in contact with the ground on the east side of the bay of the river to the east of Aberdeen, Maryland. Furthermore, the pilot reported observing a fire in the approximate area of the object's estimated ground contact point, occurring roughly ten minutes after the initial sighting. The duration of the observation was reported as five minutes. The report notes that there was no sound associated with the object and no radar contact was made. The official conclusion recorded on the project card is 'Insufficient Data.' The documentation includes internal military teletype messages between AFOIN and the Air Defence Command, confirming the details of the report and the identity of the duty officer, Captain Jame Hackett, who processed the information.