Project 10073 Record: Sighting Report - Richmond, Virginia, 24 September 1966

This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Richmond, Virginia, on 24 September 1966. The observer reported seeing a single, silver-colored object traveling eastward through an arc of 57 degrees over a duration of approximately 4 seconds. The report notes that the weather conditions were clear and dry at the time of the observation. Because of the short duration of the sighting, the observer was unable to discern any detailed features of the object. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force investigators was that the object was an 'Astro (METEOR)', stating that the description provided was consistent with a meteor observation. The document includes standard U.S. Air Force technical information forms and correspondence related to the investigation of this and other similar sightings during that period, including references to NASA barium cloud experiments that were occurring around the same time, which were often mistaken for UFOs.