Project 10073 Record Card — University City, Missouri, 5 Jan 58

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated military teletype message regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on January 5, 1958, in University City, Missouri. The report details a sighting by a civilian observer who was putting their car into a garage when they observed a round, blue and white object, described as being the size of a silver dollar. The object reportedly had a possible tail and made no sound as it fell rapidly. The observer noted that the object eventually disappeared behind a building. The military report, originating from the 79th ACWRON at Belleville AFSTA, Illinois, and addressed to NORAD and ATIC, confirms the details of the sighting, noting the observer's location and the trajectory of the object. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, was that the object was likely an astronomical meteor. The documentation includes standard administrative fields for sighting reports, including the date, time, and the nature of the observation, which was classified as ground-visual.