Project 10073 Record Card — Bakersfield, California, 6 April 1955

This document details a sighting report filed under Project 10073 regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Bakersfield, California, on April 6, 1955. The witness, a 49-year-old housewife, reported observing a single, bright, white light that appeared to be the size of a dime held at arm's length. The object was described as stationary, blinking like a star, and producing no sound. The observation lasted approximately 15 minutes and was made through a wire screen. Military communications and index cards associated with the report indicate that the sighting was investigated by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC). The official conclusion reached by the investigators was that the object was the planet Jupiter. This determination was based on the fact that Jupiter was high in the southwestern sky at the time of the sighting and was the brightest celestial body in that specific direction. The report includes standard military teletype formatting, indicating the transmission of the sighting details between various Air Force units, including the 75th AC&W and the 27th Air Division.