Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting at Cabin John, Md., 22 Feb 58

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting that occurred on February 22, 1958, in the vicinity of Cabin John, Maryland, and Andrews Air Force Base. The report describes a single object observed for approximately five seconds. The witness described the object as a tear-drop or cigar-shaped entity, approximately 15 to 20 feet in length, which was glowing with a whitish-yellowish or bluish-white light. The object was reported to be descending and appeared to be in flames. The report includes internal military communications between various Air Defense units, including the 85th Air Division and the 26th Air Division, as well as Air Technical Intelligence at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that the object was a meteor. Handwritten notes on the document reinforce this assessment, stating that the characteristics described—such as the glowing appearance and the trail—are consistent with a meteorite. A secondary, less formal note suggests the possibility that the sighting could have been a B-25 aircraft flying in the local area, which might have been emitting flames and sparks from its exhaust, leading to the observer's report. The document contains weather data for the time of the sighting, noting clear conditions. The report serves as a standard intelligence assessment of an unidentified aerial phenomenon, ultimately categorizing it as an astronomical event.