Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Kittery Point, Maine and East Nassau, New York

This document comprises a collection of reports and correspondence regarding an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) sighting on February 14, 1957, in Kittery Point, Maine. The primary report, an Air Intelligence Information Report (IR-1-57) issued by the 100th Bombardment Wing, details the account of two civilian witnesses who observed a round, softball-sized object emitting a bright emerald green light. The object reportedly moved in an arc and passed overhead with a whizzing sound before disappearing behind trees. A second witness, also in the area, reported seeing a bright flash of light while driving. The report also references a separate sighting of a 'brilliant, yellow-orange fireball' in Laurelton, Long Island, on the same date, which was included to assist in potential triangulation. Following the initial report, an investigation team led by Captain Paul J. Anthony visited the site in Kittery Point. The witnesses claimed that the object had left a physical trace in the form of a perfectly round, 14-inch hole in the ice of a swamp pond, which appeared to have been burned by an acetylene torch. They also reported a 'band of heat' in the area that caused their dogs to whine and whimper. However, when the investigation team returned to the site on March 9 and March 13, 1957—approximately 30 days after the incident—they found that mild weather had caused the ice to melt, leaving no trace of the hole. The team's probe of the area with a Geiger counter and ion chamber yielded negative results. Consequently, the official conclusion of the investigation was that the event was a 'probable meteor sighting,' and the team explicitly stated that the claims regarding the physical hole and the band of heat were 'completely unfounded' by their findings. The document includes administrative records, such as a Project 10073 record card, teletype messages between military commands, and notes on the investigation process, including the submission of two 8x10 glossy photographs of the area.