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Project 10073 Record — Columbia, Missouri Sighting

📅 11 April 1951 📍 Columbia, Missouri 🏛 Project 10073 📄 Sighting Report / Teletype
Columbia MissouriProject 10073UAP1951Air Force Reserve

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TL;DR

A bright, silent, round object was observed performing a rapid vertical climb at the Columbia, Missouri airport on April 11, 1951. Military authorities concluded there was insufficient data to identify the object, though it was noted as a possible aircraft.

This document consists of a Project 10073 record and an associated military teletype regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on April 11, 1951, at the Columbia, Missouri airport. At approximately 0230Z, witnesses, including a Technical Sergeant from the Columbia Air Force Reserve, observed a bright white, round object that appeared to have aircraft navigation lights. The object approached the airport from the east at a rapid speed while maintaining an even flight path. It then performed a sudden vertical climb into a 2500-foot overcast layer. The observers noted that the object made no noise during the event. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 form states that while the object was possibly an aircraft, there was insufficient data available to conduct a definitive analysis. The teletype was distributed to several military commands, including the Air Defense Command at Ent AFB, the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson AFB, and the Director of Intelligence at HQ USAF.

Bright white light like acft nav lights approached airport at rapid speed, suddenly climbed straight up into overgast - no noise.

Official Assessment

Possible a/c, however, insufficient data for analysis.

The object resembled aircraft navigation lights, moved at rapid speed, and climbed vertically into cloud cover without making noise.

Witnesses

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Military Units