Project 10073 Record Card — Eastern Mediterranean, 20 August 1958

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a UFO sighting reported by the USS THORNBACK on August 20, 1958, in the Eastern Mediterranean. The sighting occurred at 1840Z at coordinates 30.01N 27.35E. The witness, identified as the Commanding Officer (CO) of the Officer of the Deck (OOD) and six others, described the object as a slow-moving, intermittently pulsating, star-like entity. The report notes that the object was observed at an elevation of 80 degrees. The document includes internal military communications, including a message from the USS THORNBACK to various commands, such as CINCINELM and CONSIXTHFLT, relaying the sighting. The report explicitly concludes that the object resembles Sputnik III. Handwritten annotations on the document indicate that Captain Gregory issued instructions to T/Sgt Bolieu to verify the sighting by checking with Captain Miatech regarding orbital data. The report was processed by ATIC (Air Technical Intelligence Center) using their standard record card format.