Project 10073 Record Card — 22 April 1957 Sighting

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communication regarding an aerial sighting reported on 22 April 1957. The witness, Captain M.G. Wassil of the 374th Bomb Squadron at Hunter Air Force Base, Georgia, observed a single object approximately 25 kilometers north of the base. The sighting lasted for 18 minutes, beginning at 2010 local time. The witness described the object as having a pencil-like shape, approximately five inches long, and possessing a 'bright star color.' The object was reported to be traveling on a northwest heading at a very high speed, though it also reportedly hovered, and featured a trail of light visible at a 20-degree angle. The weather conditions at the time were noted as overcast. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the object was likely the Orend-Leland comet. The documentation includes the standard Project 10073 record card and a teletype message sent from Olmsted Air Force Base to the Air Defense Command and the Director of Intelligence at Air Force Headquarters in Washington, D.C., detailing the physical description and flight characteristics of the object as reported by the pilot.