Project 10073 Record Card — Boyinta Beach, Florida, 28 January 1955

This document comprises a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on 28 January 1955. The sighting occurred at 0625Z near Boyinta Beach, Florida, at coordinates 2619N 8149W. The witness, identified as a civilian boat captain, observed a single object for approximately 15 minutes. The object was described as a 'flying saucer' that appeared as a red light, which subsequently shifted to a whitish blue and then a greenish blue. Throughout the duration of the sighting, the object remained stationary at an estimated altitude of 750 to 1000 feet. Military intelligence channels, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and various Air Divisions, were notified of the event. The official evaluation concluded that there was insufficient data to identify the object. Comments on the record card suggest the possibility that the object was a balloon or an astronomical body, noting that positional data was missing from the report and that the object did not disappear during the observation period. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with 12 miles of visibility and no cloud cover, which the investigators noted in their assessment of the sighting.