PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Sighting of 27 November 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype message regarding an aerial sighting reported on November 27, 1957, in the vicinity of Yakima, Washington. The primary witness was the pilot of Northwest Airlines Flight 535, supported by a tower operator at the Yakima Airport. The object was described as a bright red glow that transitioned into a white smoke appearance, leaving white contrails. The duration of the red glow was approximately 30 seconds, while the contrails persisted for one minute. The object was observed moving toward the south under clear weather conditions. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, was that the phenomenon was a bolide, or astronomical meteor. Handwritten annotations on the teletype message indicate that while the report was initially considered incomplete due to missing data regarding specific bearings and altitudes, the consensus remained that the object was a meteorite in appearance. The document includes standard military teletype formatting and references to the ATIC Form 329 used for recording such sightings.