Project 10073 Record Card — Pikesville, Maryland, 8 July 1959

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype report detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on July 8, 1959, in Pikesville, Maryland. At approximately 2030 local time, four civilian witnesses observed a round, bluish-white object described as being the size of a pinhead. The object was observed for a duration of six to eight minutes, moving from the southwest to the northeast. According to the report, the object moved up and down but followed a definite flight path before eventually disappearing above the horizon. The witnesses were located near an inclined bridge. The official investigation, conducted by the Base Operations Duty Officer at Andrews Air Force Base, determined that the sighting was likely caused by a reflection phenomenon. Specifically, the report cites an atmospheric inversion layer present between 5,500 and 6,000 feet, which likely reflected car headlights from a vehicle crossing the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The report includes meteorological data and confirms that there were no radar contacts or photographs associated with the event. The document was transmitted to various military intelligence offices, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center and the 26th Air Division, under the classification of unclassified.