Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting near Salisbury, North Carolina, 9 October 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and associated teletype communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on 9 October 1957. The sighting occurred east of Salisbury, North Carolina, at approximately 0216Z. The witness, identified as Aircraft Commander Riggs of Detachment 16, 12th Weather Squadron, USAF, reported observing a round, white object for a duration of 15 to 20 seconds. The object was described as moving in a westerly direction and describing an arc in elevation before disappearing from sight in the distance. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with unlimited visibility. The report includes a teletype transmission from the 861st ACWRON at Aiken Air Force Station, which was addressed to the Air Defense Command at Ent Air Force Base, the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and the Director of Intelligence at Headquarters USAF. The teletype provides additional technical details, including altitude and azimuth data, and notes that the sighting occurred during the flight of a Soviet Earth satellite. The official conclusion recorded on the card states that the object could be anything without further detailed data, but is probably a meteor. The document is marked as unclassified and pertains to the UFOB (Unidentified Flying Object Branch) reporting system.