Project 10073 Record Card — Prime Hook Beach, Delaware, 31 May 1959

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported on May 31, 1959, near Prime Hook Beach, Delaware. A civilian witness reported observing two objects that appeared as very bright lights, resembling falling stars, on two separate occasions within a one-hour period. The objects were described as descending across the horizon without making any sound. The duration of each sighting was between five and ten seconds. The report includes weather data for the time of the incident, noting broken cloud cover at 28,000 feet and lightning activity reported south of Salisbury, Maryland. Air traffic records from Dover Air Force Base were checked, confirming that two aircraft were in the vicinity at the time, but neither reported a UFO sighting. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the objects were 'probably meteors.' The analysis notes that given the average frequency of meteor activity, it is not uncommon for a single observer to witness two such events within an hour. The report concludes that the sighting was based on a single-witness account and provided insufficient evidence for further investigation.