Project 10073 Record Card — Afton, Oklahoma, 9 November 1957

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype correspondence regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting reported on November 9, 1957, in the vicinity of Afton, Oklahoma. The witness, a 32-year-old clerk, reported observing three stationary objects for approximately 50 minutes between 0210Z and 0300Z. The objects were described as having red, white, and green flashing lights, with no tail, exhaust, or sound. The witness used binoculars to observe the objects. The report notes that the objects were seen in the southeast direction. Initial investigative efforts included checking U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey aeronautical charts and verifying with radar and flight operations, which yielded negative results for any anomalous activity. A final evaluation by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) concluded that the sighting was likely caused by airway flashing beacons in the area. Specifically, investigators identified a flashing beacon ESE of Afton, a rotating flashing beacon at Bentonville, Arkansas, and a rotating light with code lights near Bentonville as the probable sources of the observed lights. The report emphasizes that the data was limited and that the objects were suggestive of an astronomical body or, more definitively, ground-based aviation infrastructure.