Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card and Standard UFO Questionnaire — 4 November 1958
AI-Generated Summary
A flight test pilot reported observing a green, round object falling and exploding upon impact on November 4, 1958. The U.S. Air Force officially classified the incident as a meteor.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet detailing a sighting that occurred on November 4, 1958, at 2050 hours. The witness, a flight test pilot, was flying at 30,000 feet along Airway J-26-L between Gordonsville, Virginia, and Columbus, Ohio, when they observed a round, green object. The witness described the object as ranging in size from a pinhead to a pea, falling straight down. The observation lasted approximately three seconds. According to the witness, the object hit the ground and exploded, producing a white flash upon impact. The witness reported no sound associated with the event. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card identifies the phenomenon as a meteor. The witness, who was alone at the time of the sighting, noted that the sky was clear but hazy. The report includes the witness's professional background as a flight test pilot and provides specific details regarding the flight path and the visual characteristics of the object. The documentation is part of the Project Blue Book collection.
Round, green obj, size of head of pin to pea, valling straight down, hit ground & exploded giving white flash upon impact.
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Official Assessment
Meteor
The object was identified as a meteor based on the witness description of a green, round object falling straight down and exploding upon impact.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Flight Test PilotU.S. Air Force