Project 10073 Record Card — Lake Worth, Florida, 9 February 1957

This document details a sighting report filed under Project 10073 regarding an incident on February 9, 1957, in Lake Worth, Florida. A civilian observer, associated with the Ground Observer Corps (GOC), reported observing a single object for approximately 22 minutes. The witness described the object as having the size and shape of a box kite, which moved up and down. The observer utilized binoculars to track the object until they left their duty post. The report includes a teletype communication from the 660th ACWRON at MacDill AFB, which further specifies that the object was a large, lighted box kite with a tail, observed at an altitude of 2,000 feet or more. The official conclusion reached by the military authorities was that the sighting was caused by a child's fluorescent box kite. The document contains handwritten annotations from an evaluator who expressed frustration with the report, stating that it was not a UFO sighting because the object was identified as a conventional item, and characterizing the filing of such reports as a waste of taxpayer money and contrary to established UFO reporting regulations.