Project 10073 Record Card — Crestview, Florida, 7 May 1956

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on May 7, 1956, in Crestview, Florida. The witness, identified as a civilian named Joe Zoller, observed a single object described as a bluish point of light, roughly the size of a pinhead. The sighting lasted for approximately three minutes. According to the report, the object exhibited erratic lateral movements to the left and right before ascending vertically and disappearing from sight. The observer was located at the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) office at the Crestview Airport. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear, with unlimited visibility and no thunderstorm activity. The report notes that the sighting was relayed to the 35th Air Division. The official conclusion reached by the investigating officer, 1LT Jessee J. Anderson, was that the object was likely a balloon, citing the erratic movement and the vertical disappearance as characteristic of such an observation. The document includes technical details regarding wind speeds at various altitudes and the specific flight path of the object relative to the observer's position. The report was signed by Colonel Golinsky.