Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — 4 May 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an Air Intelligence Information Report detailing a sighting of two unidentified objects by 2/Lt. Leland M. Martin of the 964th Squadron, 552nd AEW&Con Wing, on May 4, 1957. The witness, operating on a routine Airborne Operation Center mission, reported observing two meteor-like objects of a yellowish-red color. The first object was sighted at 1025Z at an altitude of 10,000 feet, and the second at 1043Z at an altitude of 8,000 feet. Both objects were traveling in an East-West direction and were described as being similar to the afterburner of an F-102 aircraft. The duration of the observation was approximately 5 to 8 seconds. Land-based radar stations reported no known aircraft in the area at the time of the sightings. The investigation, conducted by 2/Lt. James J. Hayes and approved by Major Lucius Beebe, Jr., concluded that the objects were likely rockets fired from a nearby range. This conclusion was supported by the fact that two USN submarines were operating in the vicinity and the sighting occurred near a designated danger area used for gunnery and rocket practice. The report includes detailed technical data, such as the coordinates of the sightings (3352N 12325W and 3200N 12255W) and the aircraft involved (RC-121 A/C # 52-3412).