Project 10073 Record Card and Related Correspondence — Baffin Island, December 1957

This document collection consists of a Project 10073 record card and several military teletype messages regarding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UFOB) sightings reported in the vicinity of Baffin Island, Canada, in early December 1957. The primary report describes a single, round object, estimated to be the size of a dime, displaying orange and yellow colors on top and red at the bottom. The object was observed for approximately 45 minutes by personnel from the 926th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron, including T/Sgt C.W. Herring and several airmen. The witnesses noted that the object was seen against a cloud layer and that similar sightings had occurred on the previous day. The military investigation, conducted by the 64th CONADCC, concluded that the sightings were likely caused by weather balloons. Specifically, communications from the 64th CONADCC to Air Intelligence headquarters indicate that weather balloons are released daily from the Danish weather station at Egedesminde on the west coast of Greenland. Meteorological data for December 3 and 4, 1957, suggested that winds aloft would have carried these balloons over the Frobisher Bay area, coinciding with the reported sightings. The documentation includes multiple internal references to CONADCC messages 0329, 135, 172, and 173, which detail the specific observations and the subsequent analysis by weather personnel. Handwritten notes on the documents reflect the ongoing evaluation process, with one remark noting that because the direction of travel was not clearly established, the information was considered insufficient to reach a definitive conclusion, though the balloon explanation remained the primary assessment.