Project 10073 Record: Sighting Report - Fort Myers, Florida, 6 December 1950

This document consists of a series of military communications regarding a reported sighting of an unconventional aircraft over Fort Myers, Florida, on 6 December 1950. The primary report, filed under Project 10073, details an observation by Harry Lamp, a former U.S. airplane purchasing agent, who witnessed a 75-foot silver object with welded seams, four jets, and a revolving center. Lamp, accompanied by four boys, observed the object through 10-power binoculars at an altitude of 3,000 feet for approximately seven minutes. He described the object as having a bubble on top, no visible occupants, and a flight path toward the Northwest at a speed he characterized as faster than any airplane. The report was forwarded from the Headquarters Third Army to the 14th Air Force and subsequently to the Air Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The documentation includes a newspaper clipping from the Tampa Times detailing the event. Further administrative notes indicate that Major A. C. Care, the USAF Defence Area Commander, investigated the incident and confirmed that no weather balloons were airborne in the area and that no unusual sightings were reported by the Air Force radar station at McGhee Tyson Airport in Knoxville, Tennessee. The military concluded that no further investigative action would be taken, though they maintained contact with relevant officials to monitor for future occurrences.