Project 10073 Record — Hindsville, Arkansas, 10 August 1949

This document is a formal report from the Headquarters of the Fourth Army, dated 29 August 1949, regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Hindsville, Arkansas, on 10 August 1949. The primary witness, a 73-year-old woman, reported observing a round, disc-like object while looking out of her living room window at approximately 1800 hours. She described the object as being the size of a full moon, with a bright aluminum appearance that reflected the sun. The object maintained a steady, level flight path from west to east at an altitude of 45 degrees above the horizon. The witness observed the object for approximately two minutes before entering her house to call neighbors. Upon returning to the yard, the object had vanished. The witness explicitly stated that the object made no sound, left no smoke trail, and possessed no visible projections such as wings or antennae. Approximately ten minutes after the sighting, the witness observed a small black airplane flying overhead, which she noted looked entirely different from the object she had previously seen. The report includes a sworn affidavit from the witness, confirming the details of her account. The investigating authorities noted that the witness was considered highly credible, with neighbors attesting to her integrity and alertness. The official conclusion reached in the Project 10073 record for this incident is that the object was an aircraft. The document also notes that there were no commercial airlines operating in the immediate vicinity and that the nearest weather balloon release station was located 125 miles away in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The report was forwarded to the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for further review.