Project 10073 Record Card — 20 January 1953, Oxford, N.C.

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on January 20, 1953, near Oxford, North Carolina. A milk truck driver reported seeing a round, white light, approximately the size of a car light or basketball, hovering about 100 feet above the ground. The witness stated the object circled, descended, and then rose again. Local police officers from the Oxford Police Department also observed the object, describing it as moving in a spinning motion and hovering near the Oxford radio tower. The incident was reported to the 4716th Ground Observer Squadron and subsequently forwarded to the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The official conclusion reached by the investigating authorities was that the object was the planet Jupiter. Investigators noted that atmospheric conditions in the area, specifically a slight haze, likely contributed to the magnification of the planet, causing it to appear as a bright, moving object to the witnesses. The report includes detailed meteorological data and witness accounts, ultimately dismissing the sighting as an astronomical phenomenon.