Project 10073 Record Card — 3 Miles North of Max, N.D., 18 March 1959

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported on March 18, 1959, near Max, North Dakota. A civilian witness reported observing a single, round, white object resembling a golf ball with a greenish-blue trail. The object was observed for approximately five seconds while traveling on a northerly heading before disappearing into a cloud with a flash, which the report suggests may have been a reflection. The witness, who had observed a meteor earlier that same evening, explicitly stated that the object did not appear to be a meteor. Despite this, the official conclusion recorded on the project card is that the description rules out everything but a meteor, noting that meteors are not necessarily identical in appearance. The report includes detailed weather data for the time of the sighting, noting clear visibility and scattered cloud cover. No intercept action was taken, and no air traffic was reported in the area. The document was processed under Air Force Regulation 200-2.