Project 10073 Record Card and Related Correspondence — Wilkes-Barre, PA, November 1958

This document collection details a UFO sighting reported on November 24, 1958, over Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The primary record is a Project 10073 record card, supported by a series of military teletype messages between the 26th Air Division and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC). The witness, a pilot, observed an oblong or cigar-shaped object that appeared to be in a vertical position. The object was described as being the size of a rolled-up Time magazine held at arm's length. Its color shifted from reddish-orange to white, and it appeared to emit smoke from its top. The object remained stationary for approximately five to ten minutes before being obscured by an overcast sky. Binoculars were used during the observation, though the magnification power was unknown. The military investigation, conducted in accordance with AFR 200-2, sought specific details regarding the object's size, flight path, and disappearance. Following the inquiry, the official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center was that the object was a 'sub-sun' phenomenon, resulting from the reflection of the sun off ice crystals in the atmosphere. Some observers on the aircraft involved in the sighting had also suggested the object was merely a cloud formation.