Project 10073 Record Card and Incident Report — Tucson, Arizona, 3 November 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype report regarding an aerial sighting that occurred in Tucson, Arizona, on 3 November 1957. The report details an observation made by five individuals—a housewife and four firemen—who witnessed a cigar-shaped object with a sharp nose and a red-orange glow. The witnesses described the object as being the size of a pea and noted that it maintained a steady flight path for approximately 15 seconds. According to the report, the object moved from an elevation of 45 degrees in the southeast (135 degrees azimuth) to an elevation of 70 degrees in the northwest (315 degrees azimuth) before disappearing in the distance. The sighting occurred at night under clear, calm weather conditions with a bright moon. The report was processed by the 303rd Intelligence Division. While the official conclusion marked on the record card identifies the object as a meteor, internal notes within the teletype suggest that the observers might have seen an F-100 series aircraft stationed at a nearby base. However, the evaluating officer also noted that a definitive analysis of the cause was not feasible with the information available at the time.