Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — St. Louis, Missouri, 13 December 1957
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported a short-duration sighting of an oblong, yellow-orange object in St. Louis on December 13, 1957. Military authorities investigated the report and concluded the object was a meteor.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding a sighting reported on December 13, 1957, in St. Louis, Missouri. A civilian witness reported observing an oblong, yellow or orange object, described as being the size of a baseball bat, at approximately 0454Z. The witness, who was driving on the 1800 block of Page Boulevard, noted that the object appeared to separate at times, emitted sparks, and then disappeared behind a building, appearing to hit the ground in a northwesterly direction. The observation lasted between two and three seconds. The report was processed by the 798th ACWRON at Belleville Air Force Station, Illinois. Following the report, the Director of the 798th ACWRON contacted the St. Louis Air Route Traffic Control (ARTC). The investigation concluded that the phenomenon was a meteor that had fallen west-northwest of St. Louis. The record card explicitly categorizes the event as 'Astronomical' under the conclusions section.
Oblong object with tail, size of base ball bat, yellow or orange. Object seemed to separate at times. Appeared to hit ground in NW direction.
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Official Assessment
A check was made and it was found that a meteor had fallen WNW of St Louis, Missouri.
The sighting was identified as a meteor.
Witnesses
- AnonymousCivilian
Key Persons
- Director 798th ACWRONInvestigator