Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting in Luttrell, Tennessee, 16 February 1958

This document is a collection of teletype reports and a Project 10073 record card detailing an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting that occurred on February 16, 1958, near Luttrell, Tennessee. The primary witness, an instructor at the M.T.U. in Knoxville, reported observing a round, bright object with a tail. The witness described the object as having a blue-green color, though it appeared orange at the initial moment of sighting. The object was estimated to be the size of a softball and was observed for a duration of approximately two to three seconds as it moved in a downward trajectory, accompanied by a burst of flame. The reports were transmitted through military channels, including the 663rd AC&W Squadron at Lake City AFS, to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and the Air Defense Command. Military personnel, including 1st Lt. William D. Asbury, were involved in the reporting process. The documentation includes inquiries regarding radar confirmation, which returned negative results from both radar units and Ground Observer Corps (GOC) posts in the Lexington, Kentucky area. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card is that the object was an astronomical meteor. This assessment is supported by handwritten annotations on the documents, which explicitly state that the description provided by the witness is characteristic of a fireball or meteor. The file serves as a standard record of a sighting investigation conducted under the auspices of the Air Force's UAP reporting procedures during the late 1950s.