Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting of Red Flare, 3 January 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an associated teletype message regarding an aerial sighting reported on January 3, 1957. The incident occurred at 2246Z at coordinates 42.10N 63.51W, approximately 250 miles east of Boston, Massachusetts. The report describes the observation of a single red flare. The documentation indicates that the report was considered poor, and no further sightings were reported following the initial event. The teletype, originating from the USAF Aeronautical Station at Andrews AFB, was transmitted to the Commander of the Air Defense Command, the Chief of Staff of the USAF, and the Commander of the Eastern Sea Frontier. Handwritten annotations on the teletype reflect internal military skepticism regarding the nature of the report. The annotator questions whether the sighting was a ground observation and notes that if the object was identified as a flare emanating from an aircraft or a ship, it would fall outside the scope of UFO project responsibility, citing Air Force Regulation 200-2. The final conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card categorizes the object as a 'flare' under the 'Other' classification, effectively dismissing it as an unidentified aerial phenomenon.