Project 10073 Record Card — Omaha, Nebraska, 27 February 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an accompanying teletype report regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on 27 February 1957 in Omaha, Nebraska. The witness, a 17-year-old civilian, reported observing a single, round, white object, described as being the size of a pinhead. The object was observed for approximately five minutes, during which it displayed a blinking light and maintained a straight flight path toward the North before disappearing by fading. The weather conditions at the time were noted as hazy with cloud banks. The report was filed by the Commander of the 789th ACW Squadron at Omaha. Official evaluation of the incident concluded that it was a 'probable a/c [aircraft] sighting.' Handwritten notes on the document suggest that the observer was looking for aircraft and that there was a bright star prominent in the sky to the south, which may have contributed to the observation, though the official conclusion remained that the object was likely an aircraft.