Project 10073 Record Card and Related Communications — 22 November 1957

This document consists of a series of military communications and a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting on the night of November 21-22, 1957. Reports were received from civilians in Levittown, Long Island, New York, and Haddenfield, New Jersey. Witnesses described a streak of light followed by a blue-green flash and an explosive red burst accompanied by a sound of explosion. The duration of the event was reported as a few seconds. Military authorities, including the 26th Air Division, processed these reports through the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC). The official conclusion reached by the investigators was that the phenomenon was characteristic of a meteor, although one handwritten note on the document questioned whether this explanation accounted for the red color observed. A press clipping included in the file mentions that two people in Highland Park, New Jersey, also reported a 'fiery ball' and a 'shower of sparks' between 7:40 and 7:45 p.m. on November 21, and that a Brown University astronomer identified the event as a meteor of 'intense brilliance.' The military reports confirm clear weather conditions at the time of the sighting and note that there was no radar contact or other evidence of anomalous activity.