Project 10073 Record Card — Travis AFB, California, 27 February 1958

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype reports detailing an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting that occurred on February 27, 1958, at Travis Air Force Base, California. At approximately 0423Z, multiple personnel, including T/Sgt William L. Herron, MSgt Ralph Johnson, A/3C Clark Valentine, A/2C Ronald Gallmeisteg, and A/2C T. Booth, observed an object in the sky. The witnesses described the object as an elongated, irregular, grapefruit-sized light, bright white in color, and approximately one and a half times larger than a large star. The object exhibited a trail of white flame, made no sound, and moved in a straight line from the southwest to the northeast before appearing to burn out. The duration of the observation was estimated to be between five and ten seconds. The weather conditions at the time were reported as having scattered clouds, a slight breeze, and cool temperatures. The report was submitted under the provisions of AFR 200-2. Following the investigation, the official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the object displayed characteristics typical of a meteor. Handwritten notes on the documents reinforce this assessment, noting that the white trail and the duration of the event are consistent with a meteorite. All personnel involved were considered reliable by their superiors.