Project 10073 Record Card — Caledon East, Ontario, 31 October 1958

This document comprises a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting in Caledon East, Ontario, on October 31, 1958. The witness reported observing an elliptical, silver-colored object, estimated to be 10 by 20 feet in size, moving in a northeasterly direction. According to the report, the object descended from an altitude of one mile to 13 feet, exhibiting a unique movement pattern described as a 'secret method of jerks and flops.' The witness claimed the object made seven attempts to land in a field 500 feet away, eventually hovering one foot above the ground for five minutes. The report states that a red glow appeared at one end of the object, and once the entire object was glowing, it exploded. No sound was reported until the moment of the explosion. The witness, whose name is illegible, attempted to share the account with neighbors but was met with skepticism. The official conclusion recorded on the card categorizes the event as a 'hallucination.' The investigator noted that if the event had truly occurred as described, physical evidence such as charred ground should have been present. The correspondence includes a request from the witness to the Office of Public Information in Washington, D.C., for standard Air Force questionnaires regarding flying saucers, along with a hand-drawn sketch of the object labeled 'The Saucer.' The witness explicitly stated in the correspondence that they were certain the object was not an enemy aircraft, a missile, or a meteorological phenomenon, and insisted it was not a figment of their imagination.