Project 10073 Record Card and Incident Report — Springfield, Missouri, 22 June 1955

This document contains the official record and subsequent intelligence report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on June 22, 1955, in Springfield, Missouri. The primary witness, a 43-year-old correctional officer employed at the Federal Bureau of Prisons, reported observing a round, silver object approximately 15 to 25 feet in diameter. The object was described as trailing white smoke and emitting a steady, non-fluctuating bright light. The sighting lasted between 10 and 15 seconds. According to the report, the object was traveling from the north toward the south at an altitude of 400 to 500 feet, moving at an estimated speed of 100 miles per hour, before turning 15 to 20 degrees to the west and disappearing behind a group of trees. The witness reported that the sun was directly overhead at the time of the sighting. Following the report, the area was searched by the Missouri State Patrol, but no physical evidence was found. The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) confirmed there was no flight plan for the area. The investigation was conducted by A/1C Allen 3E. Govin of the 797th ACWRON, who interviewed the witnesses the following day. Govin noted that the witnesses appeared very sincere in their account. Despite the lack of a flight plan and the unusual characteristics reported, the official conclusion reached by the investigating officer was that the object was possibly an aircraft, though he noted the discrepancy regarding the steady, non-fluctuating nature of the light. The document includes the standard Project 10073 record card and the formal teletype intelligence report sent to various Air Force commands, including the 33rd Air Division and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC).