Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting near Julien, Kentucky, 7 June 1954

This document comprises a series of reports and correspondence regarding an Unidentified Flying Object sighting that occurred on 7 June 1954, approximately 1.8 miles north of Julien, Kentucky. The primary witness, Milburn C. Keith, an attorney, reported observing an elliptical, bright yellow object for approximately 30 minutes. According to the report, the object appeared to rise vertically, disappear, and reappear twice, moving from the southeast to the northwest. The witness observed the object through 8x10 binoculars, describing it as appearing like a series of light bulbs in an elliptical shape. Other witnesses included Barbara Keith and a farm hand named Fowler Rogers. The 4002d Air Base Squadron at Campbell Air Force Base conducted a preliminary investigation, which included a radar check at 0550 zulu time; this check yielded negative results for any flying objects within a 40-mile radius. The official conclusion reached by the investigating officers was that the sighting was likely an astronomical phenomenon, specifically the planet Mars, which was in the reported position at the time. The reports emphasize that the witnesses were generally considered reliable, though the reliability of the farm hand was noted as doubtful. The documentation includes the original Project 10073 record card, an Air Intelligence Information Report (SAC 10-54), and correspondence from the Strategic Air Command at Offutt Air Force Base, confirming the transmittal of the report to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The reports were eventually declassified under DOD DIR 5200.10.