Project 10073 Record Card and Incident Report — Wichita, Kansas, 3 April 1954

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a subsequent military teletype communication regarding a UFO sighting in Wichita, Kansas, on 3 April 1954. A witness, identified as a thirty-five-year-old employee of Lantrop, Hawk and Herrich Co, reported observing seven to nine lights in a V formation while sitting in a car on Market Street. The witness described the lights as moving in a northerly direction at a very high altitude and at an extremely fast speed. The lights were noted to be steady in flight, though one light would periodically drop back and then resume its position in the formation. The witness compared the size of the lights to the head of a pin held at arm's length and noted that they made no noise and left no contrails. The observation lasted approximately 10 to 12 seconds. Military authorities conducted an investigation, which included checking the K/AC&W site in Hutchinson, Kansas, but this resulted in a negative report. The document also notes that a weather balloon was released in the area at 0246Z on 4 April, though no physical evidence of the objects was found. The witness's reliability was assessed as F-six. Additionally, the document includes a press compilation from NICAP dated 4 April 1954, which discusses British Air Ministry policies regarding UFO reports and mentions other sightings involving RAF personnel, such as Wing Commander W. P. Whitworth and Flight Lieutenant J. R. Salandin, to provide context on the broader discourse surrounding UAP reports during that period.