Project 10073 Record Card — Litschau, Czechoslovakia, January 16, 1959

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated intelligence summary regarding an aerial sighting that occurred on January 16, 1959, near Litschau, Czechoslovakia. The report details the observation of a luminous, round flying object by local civil police. According to the accounts, the object crossed the border from Czechoslovakia into Austria, where it performed a steep upward maneuver while emitting a distinct hissing sound. The object then circled and returned across the Czech border. Observers estimated the object's speed to be approximately three times that of Austrian aircraft. The total duration of the sighting was recorded as two minutes. The intelligence summary, sourced from the Vienna 'Neuer Kurier' dated January 17, 1959, corroborates these details, noting that the object's sound and shape were not similar to a standard plane. Based on the observed flight characteristics and performance, both the initial observers and the subsequent analysis concluded that the object was likely a guided missile. The document includes a header from the Foreign Technology Division of the Air Force Systems Command, indicating that the report was processed or filed by this military entity. No further information regarding the specific nature or origin of the missile is provided in the text.