PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — ELMENDORF AFB, ALASKA, 15 DECEMBER 1957

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype report concerning an aerial sighting on December 15, 1957, near Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. The witness, 1st Lieutenant Raymond M. Viscarra of the 317th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, reported observing a round, brilliant blue-white object while airborne at 38,000 feet. The object, described as being the size of a silver dollar and approximately two feet in length, appeared fuzzy at the edges and was falling straight down. The pilot noted that the object trailed black smoke before bursting into a yellow flame and appearing to disintegrate. The observation lasted approximately eight seconds. The intelligence officer, 1st Lieutenant Cyrus L. Brooks, evaluated the report and concluded that the object was undoubtedly a meteor from the Geminids shower. The document also includes a compilation of other sightings from December 16-31, 1957, which categorizes various reports as meteors, aircraft, or insufficient data, and references external media sources such as 'Flying Saucer Magazine' and 'Science News Letter' regarding astronomical phenomena and other reported sightings in Canada and Illinois.