Project 10073 Record Card — Jacksonville, Florida, August 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and subsequent correspondence regarding a civilian sighting of an unidentified object in Jacksonville, Florida, on the first Monday of August 1957. The witness reported observing an object in front of the moon, which they described as yellow and moving in a northerly direction. The report was not filed until 1961, when the witness wrote to the Office of the President requesting information about the object. The Air Force, acting on behalf of the President, responded to the witness, acknowledging their interest and stating that the Air Force is responsible for the investigation and evaluation of unidentified flying object sightings. The internal evaluation on the record card concludes that the report is unreliable and contains insufficient data for a formal evaluation. The investigator noted that there was no ephemeris available for 1957 to verify the sighting and suggested the possibility of an occultation. The file includes the original record card, copies of the draft and final response letters from the Air Force, and a handwritten letter from the witness detailing their observations, including a sketch of the object's position relative to the moon.