Project 10073 Record Card — Pageland, South Carolina, 11 February 1959

This document contains a series of reports and internal correspondence regarding a UFO sighting on 11 February 1959, approximately 8-10 miles north of Pageland, South Carolina. The primary witness was Airman 2/C Gerald D. Schutz, an aircraft mechanic with the 4502nd Support Squadron, who was traveling in a car at 60 mph when he observed the object. According to the report, the object appeared as a round, white ball with a blue-red tail, roughly the size of a grapefruit at arm's length. The witness reported that the object was very bright, lit up the entire area, and moved at a high speed in a southwesterly direction without making any sound. The observation lasted between 5 and 10 seconds. The report notes that the witness was considered reliable due to his professional background in aviation and his familiarity with the appearance and sounds of jet aircraft. The incident was reported through official channels in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2. The interviewing officer concluded that the object was most likely a meteor or other natural phenomenon, noting that an aircraft with an afterburner would have been audible at that distance, whereas the observed object was silent. The document includes a Project 10073 record card, multiple incoming teletype messages between military commands, and a technical information sheet completed by the witness.