Project 10073 Record Card — Killeen, Texas, 4 September 1958

This document is a Project 10073 record card and accompanying teletype message detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting in Killeen, Texas, on September 4, 1958. The report describes a single object, characterized as a gold-colored globe roughly the size of a basketball. The object was observed moving from the northwest to the southeast with a steady flight path before gradually disappearing. The observation lasted approximately 15 seconds. Two witnesses were identified, one of whom was MSGT Craig S. Hopkins of the 266th Army Band, who noted that he had previously served as a pilot. The report was submitted in compliance with Air Force Regulations 200-2 and 200-2A. The official evaluation concluded that there was insufficient data to reach a definitive identification. While the short duration of the event initially suggested a meteor, the investigators noted that the object's gold color and the gradual nature of its disappearance conflicted with a meteoric explanation. A handwritten note on the document further emphasizes the lack of necessary data, stating that the absence of elevation, azimuth, and weather information made a proper evaluation impossible.