Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — 15 Apr 58
AI-Generated Summary
A 1958 military report documents the sighting of two objects with red trails over the Atlantic Ocean. The incident was officially evaluated as likely being meteors.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype message regarding an aerial sighting that occurred on April 15, 1958. At 2347Z, observers from the Military Coast Guard reported seeing two objects traveling together over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Virginia. The objects were described as leaving long red trails and moving in a westerly direction. The teletype, sent from the Commander of the 836th Air Division at Langley Air Force Base to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and the Cambridge Research Center, references the sighting under the identifier KI-53316. The report notes that the objects were traveling toward South Norfolk and then toward Ocean View. The official conclusion recorded on the project card is that the objects were 'probably meteors.' The document includes administrative markings indicating that the original classification was cancelled.
Two firey objs leaving long red trails traveling together West toward ocean view.
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Official Assessment
Probably meteors.
The sighting of two objects traveling together with red trails was evaluated as likely being meteors.