Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Mansfield, Pennsylvania, October 1959

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and subsequent correspondence regarding a sighting reported by a civilian in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. On October 25, 1959, at approximately 6:38 P.M. E.S.T., the witness observed a long white streak in the sky, which traveled from the south-southwest toward the western horizon over a period of ten seconds. Two minutes later, at 6:40 P.M., the witness observed a second object, described as a green glow, which appeared almost due south. This second object reportedly exhibited an erratic, bouncing motion before settling into a steady glow with a greenish tint, traveling west for approximately four seconds before appearing to burn out before reaching the horizon. The witness wrote to the Department of Defense on February 23, 1960, to inquire about the nature of these sightings, noting that they had misplaced their original notes. In response, Major Lawrence J. Tacker of the Public Information Division, United States Air Force, replied on March 8, 1960. Major Tacker informed the witness that the provided information was insufficient for a valid conclusion and requested that the witness complete an official Air Force Questionnaire. The completed questionnaire was to be forwarded to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for further analysis and evaluation. The project record card itself categorizes the sighting as a 'probable meteor shower,' noting that the witness observed two such meteors.