PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Odebolt, Iowa, October 1956

This document consists of a series of military communications and a Project 10073 record card regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UFOB) sighting that occurred on October 3, 1956, in Odebolt, Iowa. The primary witness, identified as a local high school student, reported observing a single object for approximately eleven minutes. The witness described the object as having blinking red lights positioned above green lights, with an apparent size comparable to a nickel held at arm's length. The object was observed moving from east to west before changing direction to the southwest, where it eventually faded from view. The report notes that the weather conditions at the time were clear. The military investigation, conducted by the 789th ACWRON based in Omaha, Nebraska, and evaluated by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), concluded that the sighting was likely caused by an aircraft. This conclusion was based on the observed flight path and the configuration of the lights. The documentation includes internal military teletype messages (OPNS 527) routing the report to various commands, including the 20th Air Division at Grandview AFB, the Air Defense Command at Ent AFB, and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson AFB. A subsequent correction was issued regarding the identity of a witness, clarifying that the individual was an electrician. The file serves as a standard record of the military's process for documenting and evaluating civilian reports of aerial phenomena during the mid-1950s.