Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Bagdad, Florida, 30 June 1954

This document is an Air Intelligence Information Report regarding an Unidentified Flying Object sighting reported in Bagdad, Florida, on 30 June 1954. The report, authored by Major John J. Walsh of the Intelligence Division at Eglin Air Force Base, details the account of two witnesses, an aircraft mechanic and his wife. The witnesses observed a single, round, shiny object for approximately one hour, beginning at 0700Z. The object was described as being roughly three times the size of a star, appearing to shift in color from silver to blue and back to silver. The witnesses reported that the object performed horizontal and vertical maneuvers at a high rate of speed before returning to its original position. Despite the reported maneuvers, the official conclusion reached by the intelligence assessment was that the object was an astronomical phenomenon—specifically a star—whose apparent movement was caused by atmospheric conditions. The report notes that there were no stars of the first magnitude or planets at the reported 120-degree azimuth, and that the nearest celestial object, Fomalhaut, was located at 150 degrees azimuth. The investigation confirmed that no military aircraft were operating in the area at the time of the sighting. The document includes a Project 10073 record card and follows the reporting requirements of Air Force Regulations 200-2 and 200-2A.