Project 10073 Record Card — Watertown, New York, 4 November 1958

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype message regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on November 4, 1958, near Watertown, New York. The primary witness was a New York State Trooper, identified as Trooper Manning, who observed the object in the vicinity of Camp Drum. The report characterizes the object as a 'flaming object' possessing a 'short tail' that traveled in a 'straight and level' path for a duration of approximately 30 seconds before fading from view. The teletype, sent by the 655th ACWRON at Watertown AFS, confirms the details of the sighting, noting that the object was observed under conditions of high broken clouds. The report explicitly states that there were no photographs taken and no radar contact made during the event. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card is that the sighting was 'probably meteor sighting.' The documentation follows standard military reporting procedures for the era, referencing Air Force Regulation (AFR) 200-2, and was distributed to various commands, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Director of Intelligence at HQ USAF in Washington, D.C.