Project 10073 Record Card — Walnut Ridge AFS, Arkansas, 31 March 1958

This document is a collection of records related to UAP sightings in 1958, centered on a primary report from Walnut Ridge AFS, Arkansas, on March 31, 1958. The primary incident involved a radar contact of a single object traveling at 1300 knots at an altitude of 64,000 feet MSL, detected by an FPS-6 radar. The official conclusion for this incident was 'insufficient data for evaluation.' An internal ATIC comment noted that the station director, 1/Lt. Rodney G. Haworth, failed to follow standard procedures outlined in AFR 200-2, specifically failing to conduct necessary checks or investigations regarding the radar contact. The document also includes a compilation of other reported sightings from April 1-15, 1958, covering various locations in the United States and abroad, with evaluations ranging from 'aircraft' and 'meteor' to 'insufficient data' and 'unidentified.' Additionally, the file contains supplementary materials, including a 'Space Craft Digest' article from Spring 1958 discussing 'Saucers Over Portugal,' which details a report of four glowing saucers observed by Portuguese Air Force pilots, and a newspaper clipping from Dayton, Ohio, regarding the visibility of Sputnik II. The document also contains several meteorological charts and wind scales, likely used for reference in evaluating atmospheric conditions during reported sightings. The overall tone of the file is administrative, documenting the military's attempt to categorize and evaluate various aerial phenomena, while highlighting instances where reporting procedures were not strictly followed.