Project 10073 Record Card and Related Correspondence regarding Unidentified Object Resembling Nose Cone

This document collection details the recovery and subsequent investigation of an unidentified object found on a farm near Cuzick, Kentucky, on April 7, 1958. The object, described as cone-shaped and resembling a missile nose cone, was discovered by a local resident after he observed a fiery object falling from the sky. The object was noted to have a 'bakelite-like' composition and reportedly had a tape-like material trailing from it. The recovery process involved multiple agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Office of Special Investigations (OSI). The object was eventually transferred to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for analysis. Correspondence between military offices indicates that the object was initially treated as a potential unidentified aerial phenomenon under Project 10073. However, internal evaluations by the Air Weapons Materials Branch suggested that the object was likely a component of practice ordnance. The file includes a Project 10073 record card, internal memoranda, and photographic evidence of the recovered object, which was ultimately classified as a piece of practice shell rather than an anomalous aerial phenomenon. The investigation concluded that further materials analysis was unnecessary once the object was identified as conventional military debris.