Project 10073 Record — Sighting in Louisville, Kentucky, 27 July 1949

This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding an aerial sighting reported on July 27, 1949, in Louisville, Kentucky. The report includes statements from two civilian witnesses, one a salesman for Sears-Roebuck and Company and the other an employee of the Louisville Medical Depot. The witnesses described observing a spherical object at approximately 2100 hours. The object was reported to have a reddish glow, a size comparable to a large star, and appeared to have an exhaust attached. The witnesses noted that the object traveled in a northeasterly direction, stopping at intervals before continuing in a zig-zag course. One witness estimated the speed to be greater than the speed of sound, while noting there was no audible sound. The object was observed for approximately one minute before disappearing beyond the horizon. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 form is that the object was a balloon. The report was processed by the 109th CIC Detachment and forwarded to the Director of Intelligence, General Staff, U.S. Army, by Colonel Frederick R. Pitts of the 21st Intelligence Division on August 2, 1949.