Project 10073 Record Cards and Electronic UFO Reports — Eglin AFB, November 1957

This collection of documents details a series of radar sightings reported in November 1957, primarily centered around Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. On 5 November 1957, military radar operators reported tracking two unidentified objects that exhibited unusual flight characteristics, including non-linear paths and varying altitudes between 39,000 and 45,000 feet. The objects were tracked by the 578 ACWRON and Eglin AFB radar systems. Despite attempts to intercept the targets with T-33 aircraft, no visual contact was made, and the objects eventually faded from radar. Subsequent analysis by Intelligence Officer Captain Charles N. Davis suggested that the radar returns were likely the result of electronic interference or equipment malfunction, noting that the radar systems were undergoing testing at the time. Further reports indicated that other radar plots in the area were likely erroneous correlations with known aircraft, such as F-102s and B-66s operating in the vicinity. The documents include project record cards, disposition forms, and internal communications between Air Force intelligence units, all of which consistently lean toward conventional explanations for the radar anomalies, such as interference or misidentified aircraft.