Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Springfield, Missouri, November 1957

This document collection details a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Springfield, Missouri, on November 11, 1957. The witness, a dock foreman for the Campbell 66 Trucking Company, observed a bright, egg-shaped object approximately 12 by 16 feet in size, featuring a ribbed cage or framework. The object approached slowly from the west, emitted a purring sound, and then zoomed to the southeast, disappearing in seconds. The witness and his wife, who also observed the event, did not report the incident until years later, after reading an article about flying saucers. In 1964, the witness contacted Project Blue Book to inquire if there were any official records of the event. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base responded to the inquiry, noting that their records indicated no reports from the Springfield area on that date. Major Maston M. Jacks of the Office of Information subsequently sent the witness an FTD Form 164, a technical information questionnaire, to facilitate a formal evaluation. However, the FTD concluded that due to the significant lapse of time—nearly seven years—it was impossible to positively identify the object, suggesting it was likely a misinterpretation of a conventional object. The file includes the original Project 10073 record card, internal military correspondence regarding the inquiry, and the letters exchanged between the witness and the Air Force.