Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting of April 21, 1958

This document is a collection of records and teletype reports concerning a sighting on April 21, 1958, involving a bright, bullet-shaped object observed over the southeastern United States, specifically reported by military pilots from the 309th Fighter Bomber Squadron. The object was described as a ball of light with a red and yellow tail that moved at high speed from the northeast toward the observers' aircraft before exploding into smaller fragments. Witnesses, including military pilots and civilians, noted the object's extreme brilliance, which was sufficient to cast reflections and light up cockpits. The reports indicate the object appeared to be a meteor, with a trail that was smaller than the diameter of the sphere itself. The sighting occurred at dusk under overcast conditions. The military investigation, conducted by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), concluded that the object was a meteorite. The documentation also includes a separate, unrelated report regarding the crash of a Navy TV-2 jet trainer near Louisville, Kentucky, which occurred on the same day, noting that the crash was not related to the UFO sighting. The records emphasize that all four pilots involved in the sighting provided similar accounts and that no physical evidence was recovered. The event generated significant public interest, resulting in numerous calls to newspapers and radio stations across the Georgia area.