PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 7 Dec 1951 - Kansas City, Mo

This document contains records regarding a UFO sighting reported on December 7, 1951, in Kansas City, Missouri. The primary witness was Corporal Frank Gibson, Jr., a member of the local police department. At approximately 2:12 PM local time, while preparing to drive away from his residence at 1533 Elmwood Avenue, Corporal Gibson observed a B-36 aircraft flying southwest at an altitude of 10,000 feet. He noted an unidentified object moving northwest at an altitude higher than the aircraft. The object was described as perfectly round with an inner core resembling the fuselage of a small airplane, featuring tapered and extremely stubby wings. The witness reported that the object was transparent, exhibited a metallic sheen, and made no sound. The observation lasted for approximately one minute. Following the incident, an inquiry was made with Mr. J. R. Lloyd, the meteorologist in charge of the local weather bureau. Mr. Lloyd stated that he was unaware of the report until contacted, but noted that at 2:12 PM, winds at 10,000 feet were blowing from the southwest to the northeast at approximately 70 knots. He concluded that a weather balloon would not have been traveling from the southwest to the northwest, and that the object could not have been a weather balloon. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card is 'Insufficient Data for Evaluation.' The documentation includes a copy of a newspaper article from the Kansas City Times, a Project 10073 record card, a Joint Message Form from the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) to the Central Air Defense Force, and an extract from a status report.