Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Lomax, Illinois, 25 November 1955

This document contains the official record and subsequent investigation of a UFO sighting reported on November 25, 1955, in Lomax, Illinois. The report, filed under Project 10073, details a sighting by three witnesses—Mrs. L[illegible], Mr. L[illegible] (a section chief), and a local farmer—who observed a round, glowing white and yellow object for approximately 45 minutes. The witnesses described the object as descending and having four distinct points, appearing roughly the size of a baseball at arm's length. The sighting occurred under clear and calm weather conditions. The witnesses utilized 7x50 binoculars to observe the object, which they reported moving straight to the southwest before it eventually disappeared. The report includes a summary of the incident and a routing and coordination sheet from the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC). A 35mm color slide was submitted as evidence. Upon review by the ATIC, it was determined that no foreign objects were visible on the slide, and any specks present were attributed to development flaws. Major T. J. Connair, Jr. of the Air Technical Intelligence Center concluded that the sighting was likely a meteorological phenomenon known as a 'sun dog' or parhelia, noting that the time of day and the direction of the object's movement were consistent with such an event. The case was subsequently closed with no further action taken.