PROJECT 10U/3 RECORD CARD - Sighting Report 4 January 1958

This document is a Project 10U/3 record card and associated teletype report regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting that occurred on January 4, 1958, over Southwest Libya. The report details an observation by the crew of an aircraft, including Lt. Navigator Edward C. P. Jennings and pilots Herman G. Wist and John T. Paul. The witnesses reported a bright orange, elliptical object streaking across the sky for approximately five seconds. The object was accompanied by a bright blue flash that reflected into the cockpit, followed by a period of very high acceleration. Additionally, the navigator reported experiencing jamming on his radar set approximately ten minutes prior to the sighting. After approximately one hour of flight, the crew observed a thin outline of what appeared to be a vapor trail or high cirrus cloud at the relative position where the object was originally sighted. The report notes that the sighting was initially considered as a potential satellite fragment of Sputnik I, which was believed to have re-entered the atmosphere around that date. However, investigators concluded that the short duration of the sighting and the absence of expected debris or break-up patterns made a meteor observation a more probable explanation. The report also contains a handwritten note suggesting a possible, though remote, connection to recent claims regarding Egyptian weapons capabilities, and a request to forward the information to the Guided Missile Division.