Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — UFO Sighting, Enola, Pennsylvania, 22 March 1958

This document collection details the administrative handling of a UFO sighting reported on 22 March 1958 near Enola, Pennsylvania. The initial report, filed by an individual named Yetter, described a bright object at an extreme altitude, moving in a south-southwest direction, with a size estimated at a radius of two to four feet and colors shifting between blue, pink, and white. The report was processed by the 1912th AACS Squadron at Olmsted Air Force Base. Upon receiving the report, the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) initiated a series of communications with the 1912th AACS Squadron, expressing dissatisfaction with the quality of the data provided. ATIC officials, including Nicholas Post, repeatedly cited the failure of the local unit to comply with USAF Regulation AFR 200-2, which mandated specific data requirements for UFO reports. The correspondence reveals a significant administrative struggle, as ATIC attempted to obtain further information to facilitate an analysis, while the 1912th AACS Squadron struggled to locate records or provide additional details, at one point claiming that information regarding the date of the message had been destroyed. The documentation includes multiple joint message forms, teletype communications, and a routing sheet from June 1958, which served to transmit requested messages back to the squadron. The final assessment from ATIC remained that there was insufficient data for a formal evaluation, as the initial report lacked the necessary correlation to identify the object. The case highlights the bureaucratic procedures and the rigorous, albeit often frustrated, efforts by the Air Force to standardize the reporting and investigation of unidentified aerial phenomena during the late 1950s.