Project 10073 Record Cards and Related Correspondence — Kansas City, Missouri, November 1957

This document contains a series of Project 10073 record cards and associated military teletype reports regarding two separate Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings reported in Kansas City, Missouri, in November 1957. The first incident occurred on November 5, 1957, involving a witness who described a round, white object with a blue tail, roughly the size of a baseball. The witness reported that the object moved slowly back and forth and up and down, with the tail flashing on and off. The military investigation concluded that the object was the star Vega, noting that the perceived movement was likely a result of night vision effects where a single light appears to 'dance' when observed intently at night. The second incident, reported on November 20, 1957, involved a star-like object described as the size of a pea, white in color, with a red and green shadow and a tail. This observation lasted for 40 minutes. The official conclusion for this second sighting was that it was a star, likely the planet Venus, affected by atmospheric conditions. The documentation includes detailed teletype communications between the 20th Air Division and the Director of Intelligence at HQ USAF, following standard reporting procedures under CONAD 55-1 and JCADF guidelines. The reports include witness information, including the names of several nurses, and meteorological data provided by the local weather bureau to support the astronomical explanations. The documents reflect the military's systematic approach to evaluating civilian reports of aerial phenomena during this period, consistently seeking to identify conventional astronomical or atmospheric causes for the sightings.