Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting of 29 May 1958

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an accompanying teletype message regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on May 29, 1958, north of Puerto Rico. The sighting involved a single object described as a yellow trail of light, which was observed by civilian pilots. The duration of the event was estimated at 1.5 to 2 seconds, during which the object was seen descending very rapidly in an east-southeast (ESE) direction. The report includes detailed weather data for various altitudes, ranging from the surface to 80,000 feet. The investigation, conducted by the 26th Air Division, involved input from a controller at the New York Air Route Traffic Control Center. The final assessment provided by Captain John M. Fear, Senior Controller at HQ 26th Air Division, concluded that the phenomenon was most probably a meteorite. The record card and teletype message consistently categorize the event as an astronomical sighting rather than an unidentified aircraft or other anomaly.