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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  23 Mar 58 | Alexandria, Virginia | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local 1130 PM GMT 24/0420Z | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Rador ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Rador | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civlian | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10-12 s…

Alexandria, Va.
March 23, 1958

Dear Sir:

At about 11:30 P.M. this evening as I was returning home, I noticed a strange object in the heavens which I could not identify—nor had I ever seen anything like it before.

The light was orange to yellowish, about the brightness of "Arcturus", and about the size of a star in the handle of the Big Ripper. The object had no tail such as a comet, nor did it seem to burn up a like meteor. It appeared in the WNW and transured the sky in about 10-12 seconds (roughly) passing between the 2nd & 3rd stars in the handle of the Big Ripper and just north of t…

HEAD ROUTING SLIP
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON, D.C.
CHIEF OF AIR FORCE

|  1 NAME OR TITLE | INITIALS | CIRCULATE  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  ORGANIZATION | 7/22 | COORDINATION  |
|  2 Major Tacker | DATE 4/7/58 | FILE  |
|  SAFIS-3 |  | INFORMATION  |
|  3 |  | NECESSARY ACTION  |
|   |  | NOTE AND RETURN  |
|  4 |  | SEE ME  |
|   |  | SIGNATURE  |

REMARKS
1. Suggested reply to letter from general public.
a. Note of thanks for reporting.
b. A check of earth satellite orbital tracks indicate the object seen was not Sputnik.
c. Although the object has not been conclusively identified…

22 MARCH 58
22/1630
11:30 PM KAL

SAFIS-3/Maj Tacker/jmd/73328

14 April 1958

Dear Mr. [redacted]

Thank you for your letter of 23 March 1958 concerning an unidentified flying object.

A check of earth satellite orbital tracks indicate the object was not a satellite.

Although the object has not been conclusively identified, a tentative analysis indicates that it probably was a meteor.

Your report will be used as a part of our continuous study and investigation of aerial phenomena.

Sincerely,

LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF
Executive Officer
Public Information Division
Office of Information…