Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting Report - Westport, Washington, 22 April 1958

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype correspondence detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting reported on April 22, 1958, near Westport, Washington. The primary witness was a Coast Guard lighthouse keeper, who was noted as being very reliable. The witness observed a single, large, round, orange and white object with a long tail. The object was seen descending at a 45-degree angle over Grays Harbor and the coast northward. The duration of the sighting was estimated at 4 to 5 seconds, during which the object was observed to break up and fall. The report indicates that no radar contact was made, no photographs were taken, and no film or video evidence exists. Weather conditions at the time were reported as having 2/10 cumulus clouds with tops reaching 22,000 feet. The official conclusion reached by the investigating authorities, specifically Senior Controller Capt. Httz, was that the description provided by the witness was characteristic of a meteor. The documentation includes standard military reporting formats, including the transmission of the report to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and other relevant Air Force headquarters in accordance with AFR 200-7.