Project 10073 Record Card — Holloman AFB, N.M., 6 March 1958

On 6 March 1958, at 0500Z, a spherical, brilliant white object was observed by personnel at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico. The object, described as being the size of a baseball held at arm's length, was spotted by the airdrome officer who alerted the tower operator. The object exhibited a slow climb and descent, moving in a northerly direction before disappearing behind clouds. The total duration of the observation was 35 minutes. The weather conditions at the time were reported as overcast with light rain. Although the object's behavior and appearance were noted as having characteristics of a weather balloon or a weather flare balloon, official records from the local weather station indicated that no such balloon was aloft at the time of the sighting. No physical evidence was recovered, and no radar contact was established. The final conclusion recorded on the project card suggests the object was a balloon forced near the ground surface due to rain, despite the lack of confirmation from local weather station logs.