Project 10073 Record Card — Zionville, Indiana, 6 January 1956

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype report concerning an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed over Zionville, Indiana, on January 6, 1956. The report documents a sighting by a single civilian witness who observed a white object that appeared as a light for a duration of two minutes. The report indicates that the weather conditions at the time were clear with unlimited visibility. The military investigation, conducted by the 147th Flight Service Squadron at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, determined that there was no radar contact and no photographic evidence associated with the event. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center was that there was insufficient data to provide an evaluation of the sighting. The teletype, signed by Captain M. F. Lybarger, Assistant Operations Officer, was distributed to the Air Defense Command, the 30th Air Division (Defense), and the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The document provides minimal descriptive detail regarding the object's behavior or physical characteristics, noting only its appearance as a light and its duration in the sky.