Project 10073 Record Card and Related Correspondence — 21 November 1958

This document consists of a series of military communications regarding a UFO sighting reported on November 21, 1958, near Palmdale, California. The primary witness, identified as 2/Lt Abrams, observed a single spherical object, described as being white like magnesium and the size of a pea, which emitted a fluorescent flash and descended vertically. The duration of the observation was approximately four seconds. The incident was reported to the 27th Air Division at Norton Air Force Base and subsequently forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Following the initial report, ATIC requested further clarification regarding the object's elevation relative to the cloud cover, the visibility of the horizon, and whether the observer was facing forward at the time of the flash. In a follow-up communication, the 27th Air Division confirmed that the observer was facing forward and that the object was at an elevation of 9,000 feet above the cloud cover. Military authorities at Edwards Air Force Base and George Air Force Base were contacted to determine if any military operations could account for the sighting, but both bases reported no such activity. Despite the observer's insistence that the object was not a meteor, the official record card notes that the object was likely a flare of some sort, though the investigation ultimately failed to identify a specific origin for the phenomenon. The documentation includes the original Project 10073 record card, internal military messages, and follow-up inquiries between the involved commands.