PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 25 March 1963

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and supporting press clippings regarding a bright fireball observed on the night of March 25, 1963. The event was widely reported across the Eastern seaboard of the United States, including Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and New York. The official conclusion, based on an investigation involving the American Meteor Society and contact with witnesses by L/Col Friend, is that the object was an astronomical meteor (bolide) that exploded into nine pieces. The record card notes the object was observed moving from East to West at an elevation of 40-50 degrees, with a duration of approximately 3 seconds. Supporting documentation includes an article by Charles P. Olivier, Director of the American Meteor Society, which provides technical data on the fireball (AMS fireball No. 2376), including its trajectory, altitude, and orbital elements. The document also includes a report from SAUCER NEWS regarding a witness, Dudley C. Troy, who observed the object from Bayonne, New Jersey, describing it as a large, disc-like object that appeared as big as a house and emitted a swishing sound. Despite the official meteor classification, the document notes that Christie Urvack, an electronics engineer for the Air Force at the RCA plant, felt the trajectory was not consistent with a standard meteor.