Project 10073 Record Card — Waverly, Iowa, 21 December 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an accompanying military teletype report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on December 21, 1957, near Waverly, Iowa. The report was filed by the 788th ACWRON and signed by 2nd Lt. Stanley I. Tanno. A civilian witness reported seeing two round, white objects, each approximately the size of a basketball, moving in a southerly direction. The witness described the objects as flying one behind the other, with a stream of fire trailing behind them for two feet or more. The observation lasted for approximately 45 seconds, during which the objects were seen overhead before disappearing by dimming halfway toward the horizon. The military evaluation of the incident concluded that the objects were likely jet aircraft operating with afterburners, or potentially meteors, noting that the witness may have overestimated the duration of the event. The report explicitly states that there was insufficient data for a definitive analysis. The documentation includes technical details such as the time of the sighting (0135Z), the weather conditions (dark), and the witness's status as a farmer who wore glasses. The report was processed under the guidelines of AFR 200-2.