PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Oceana NAS, Virginia, 5 December 1957

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated 1131 PD UFOB report detailing a sighting that occurred on December 5, 1957, at Oceana Naval Air Station, Virginia. Four US Navy personnel—Chester A. Hunter, James William, Richard Boundy, and Robert Schnvrbusch—all assigned to the RATC Control Tower, reported observing a round, very small object with a red flashing light. The object was initially described as stationary and turning counter-clockwise, positioned at 30 degrees above the horizon. Over the course of an 8-hour and 20-minute observation period, the witnesses noted that the object appeared to move slowly away from them before disappearing at dawn. The report notes that a F-102A aircraft from Langley AFB was vectored into the area to investigate, as there were reports of flares and shell bursts from naval vessels in the vicinity, but the aircraft reported no sightings. The intelligence section concluded that the observers likely saw a star or planet. Handwritten notes on the document express skepticism regarding the reliability of the observation, noting that the witnesses were unsure if the object moved and that the information provided was not very reliable. The final assessment by the intelligence section confirmed the report of the naval personnel but maintained the conclusion that the object was an astronomical body.