Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Wilmington, Delaware, July 1957

This document consists of a collection of records, including a Project 10073 Record Card and an Air Intelligence Information Report, detailing an Unidentified Flying Object sighting that occurred on July 30, 1957, in Wilmington, Delaware. The primary witnesses were two individuals identified as newspaper administrators. According to the report, the witnesses observed a single, dull silver object that appeared round but tilted to an oval shape, roughly the size of a silver dollar. The object was initially stationary before moving slowly, similar to a blimp, and then accelerating to a speed comparable to a single-engine propeller-driven fighter aircraft. The sighting lasted approximately five minutes under clear weather conditions with high, thin overcast. The witnesses reported that the object grew brighter as it flew away. Major Cecil F. Daniel of the 82nd Fighter Group conducted the investigation. He noted that the information provided by the witnesses regarding the flight path, azimuth, and elevation was insufficient to conduct a proper evaluation of the object's nature. Consequently, the official conclusion reached by the investigating officer was that the identity of the object remained unknown. The report also includes a separate, unrelated record card for a sighting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on July 31, 1957, involving a round, white object described as the size of a dime, which was also classified as a 'probable a/c' (aircraft) in the comments section. The Wilmington report was submitted in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2. Despite the detailed description of the object's movement and appearance, the military authorities attached little significance to the report, noting that the sighting was not confirmed by any other observers in the populated area.