Project 10073 Record Cards and Related Correspondence

This document contains two Project 10073 record cards detailing UFO sightings in Belleview, Florida, in March 1957, along with the associated military teletype correspondence. The first incident occurred on 15 March 1957, involving a single white object observed for over an hour. The witness, a civilian, observed the object moving in a western direction at a steady rate of speed using 7x50 binoculars. The official evaluation concluded the object was likely a star. The second incident occurred on 17 March 1957, involving a cluster of eight to ten white lights moving from North to South at a 'terrific rate of speed,' described as faster than a jet. This observation lasted for five seconds and was also viewed through 7x50 binoculars. The military assessment, supported by a report from a Ground Observer Corps (GOC) observer at a Shell service station, concluded that the lights were caused by a meteor disintegrating in the atmosphere. The document includes a teletype message from the Commander of the 660th ACWRON at MacDill AFB to various commands, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, providing technical details of the 17 March sighting, such as the observer's location, weather conditions (high thin overcast), and the object's flight path. The records are marked as unclassified and reflect the standard procedure for documenting and evaluating civilian reports of aerial phenomena during this period.