Project 10073 Record Card and Technical Information Sheet — Wright-Patterson AFB, October 19, 1958

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and a U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet detailing a sighting that occurred on October 19, 1958, at 2105 hours local time. The witness, an aircraft mechanic working in transient maintenance at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, reported observing a single object in the sky. The witness described the object as square in shape, yellow with a greenish tint, and noted that it appeared to be 'lighted up.' The duration of the observation was reported as one second, during which the object exploded into pieces. The witness indicated that there was no sound associated with the event. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with no wind and cool temperatures. The witness was outdoors on the ramp at the time of the sighting and was looking toward the south/southwest. The witness estimated the object's distance to be 25-30 miles away. In the final assessment recorded on the Project 10073 Record Card, the official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that the description provided by the witness was characteristic of a meteor.