Project 10073 Record Card — Roswell, New Mexico, 15 August 1958

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an associated teletype message regarding a UFO sighting reported on August 15, 1958, in Roswell, New Mexico. At 22:47 local time, a civilian observer reported seeing a bright, intense flash of light, yellow to orange in color, moving across the sky. The object was described as having a long tail that emitted sparks. The observation lasted approximately five seconds. The report explicitly notes that there was no discernible sound associated with the object. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with unlimited visibility. Military authorities at Walker Air Force Base processed the report, noting that while no specific shape or size could be determined, the visual characteristics—specifically the tail and the sparking effect—were consistent with those of a meteor. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the object was an astronomical meteor. The document includes administrative markings indicating that the original classification was cancelled or changed to unclassified, with a notation by H. Quintanilla. The teletype message, dated August 16, 1958, was distributed to various Air Force commands, including the Strategic Air Command (SAC) and the Air Defense Command (ADC), as part of standard reporting procedures under Air Force Regulation 200-2.