Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Bethesda, Maryland, 13 November 1957
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1957 sighting report from Bethesda, Maryland, describes a brief, streak-like aerial object. Military intelligence evaluated the report and concluded the object was likely a meteor.
This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an associated military teletype message regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on November 13, 1957, in Bethesda, Maryland. The report details a brief sighting lasting approximately one-half second. The witness, who was driving an automobile at the time, described the object as a streak of light, noting its size as being equivalent to the distance between the two pointer stars of the Big Dipper. The object was further described as having a greenish-reddish appearance at its base. The weather conditions were reported as clear. The teletype, sent from the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda to various Air Force intelligence and defense commands, confirms the details of the observation. Following the evaluation of the limited data provided, the official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the sighting was likely a meteor. The report serves as a standard record of a short-duration aerial observation processed through military intelligence channels during the late 1950s.
From the very limited data submitted, the sighting is probably that of a meteor.
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Official Assessment
From the very limited data submitted, the sighting is probably that of a meteor.
The object was identified as a meteor based on the short duration and visual characteristics.