Project 10073 Record Card — Baffin Island, 27 November 1958

This document contains a collection of records related to Project 10073, specifically focusing on a sighting report from Baffin Island on 27 November 1958. The primary sighting involves a civilian construction foreman who observed a cigar or arrow-shaped object that appeared to be the size of a baseball. The object was described as having a green front and red patches on the back. Notably, the witness reported that the object split into five separate pieces before returning to a single object within a 15-second duration. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card for this incident is 'Bolide,' indicating it was classified as a bright meteor. The document also includes extensive correspondence from 1959 involving Dr. Charles P. Olivier of the American Meteor Society, who requested information on various fireball sightings to assist in scientific research regarding atmospheric paths and orbits. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) responded to these requests by providing summaries of several sightings, including the Baffin Island event and others occurring in the United States and Canada. The file further contains personal correspondence from a mother concerned about her son's involvement in a UFO club and his obsession with reporting sightings, which she felt was causing trouble for their family. The collection serves as a cross-section of how the Air Force handled both formal sighting reports and public inquiries during the late 1950s, often attempting to reconcile civilian reports with known astronomical phenomena.