Project 10073 Record Card — Bremerton, Washington, 8 October 1957

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype correspondence detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting reported on 8 October 1957 in Bremerton, Washington. A civilian witness reported observing a single, round object, described as being the size of a volleyball, exhibiting a reddish glow and a white blinking light. The object was observed for approximately 10 to 15 seconds, moving in a northeasterly direction at an elevation of 20 degrees above the horizon. The report was processed through the 25th CADD COC and forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, as well as the 25th Air Division at McChord AFB. The official conclusion recorded on the card is that the event was a 'probable a/c sighting.' However, supplementary handwritten notes on the document provide an alternative explanation, suggesting the object may have been a weather balloon. The notes indicate that weather balloons were released in the area outside of Seattle shortly before the sighting and that such balloons are known to appear red-orange in color when viewed near the horizon. The weather conditions at the time were reported as overcast with potential breaks in the ceiling between 6,000 and 10,000 feet.