Project 10073 Record Card and Incident Report — Worcester, Massachusetts, 29 April 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an accompanying narrative report from the 2625th Air Reserve Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, dated 1 May 1957. The report details three separate sightings of unidentified objects observed on the night of 29 April 1957 by two seniors from Holy Cross College. The first sighting involved a single rust-red object, approximately the size of a half-dollar held at arm's length, which traveled from south to north over the city for seven seconds. The witness reported that the object appeared near the Big Dipper, slowed down, and then accelerated to a high rate of speed. The second sighting occurred shortly thereafter and consisted of seven silver-red objects traveling in a straight line for approximately two minutes. These objects were described as smaller than the first. The third sighting took place about twenty minutes later, involving twelve objects flying in a V-formation, which lasted for four seconds. The witnesses noted that these objects appeared higher than the previous two sightings. The report was submitted to the First Air Force at Mitchel Air Force Base, New York, in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2. The official conclusion recorded on the project card states that the objects were determined to be jet aircraft at high altitude and meteor sightings. The document was subsequently forwarded to the Commander of the Air Defense Command at Ent Air Force Base, Colorado.