Project 10073 Record Card: Sighting near Charleston, W. Va., 28 June 1958

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting that occurred on June 28, 1958, south of Charleston, West Virginia. The report was generated by the Commander of the 58th Air Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and transmitted to the Air Defense Command at Ent Air Force Base, as well as Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and Air Force headquarters. The primary witness was an Eastern Airlines pilot who observed a single object while in flight. The witness described the object as a round, white ball with a fiery tail that eventually exploded while flashing across the horizon. The observation took place at night under clear weather conditions. The report includes technical data regarding the flight path, which was noted as moving toward the southwest. The official evaluation provided by the Air Technical Intelligence Center concluded that the description was typical of a fireball or bolide. Captain Joseph F. Podvojski, serving as a Senior Controller, signed off on the assessment, noting that the phenomenon appeared to be a meteorite. The document also contains a warning that it is a suspected duplicate of a previously released message, advising recipients to check before taking action.