Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Paynesville, W. Va., 16 Feb 58
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A civilian airline report from February 1958 describes a 15-second sighting of a bright, bluish-green, basketball-sized object over Paynesville, West Virginia. The military investigation concluded the object was a fireball.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing an aerial sighting reported on February 16, 1958, near Paynesville, West Virginia. The sighting was reported by civilian airline personnel at 0330Z. The witness described a single, very bright, round object, approximately the size of a basketball, which appeared in the sky and moved in a downward trajectory. The observation lasted for 15 seconds before the object faded out. The report notes that the object was bluish-green in color and possessed a large tail. The record card explicitly indicates that there were no photographs taken and no radar contact made during the event. The official conclusion recorded on the card, supported by handwritten annotations, is that the sighting was 'definitely suggestive of a fireball.' The document includes internal military routing information, referencing the 58th Air Division and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC).
Definitely suggestive of fireball.
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Official Assessment
Definitely suggestive of fireball.
The object was observed by civilian airline personnel as a bright, round, bluish-green light the size of a basketball, moving in a downward trajectory for 15 seconds before fading out. The official assessment concluded it was a fireball.