PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Kansas City, Missouri - 4 Jun 58

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated military teletype report detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on June 4, 1958, in Kansas City, Missouri. The witness, identified as a science student employed by the Socony Mobil Oil Co., reported observing a single, small-to-large circular object for approximately one and a half hours. The witness described the object as ranging in size from a pea to a dime, exhibiting erratic movement, and appearing and disappearing behind trees. The sighting occurred at night, with the witness gazing into the sky. The military report, originating from the Commander of the 20th CONAD Division, provides technical details including the object's position at an azimuth of 210 degrees and an elevation of approximately 30 degrees. Meteorological conditions at the time were noted as light winds with haze over the city. Following an investigation, the official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the reported object was not an unidentified aerial phenomenon, but rather the star Spica (magnitude 1.21) and the planet Jupiter (magnitude -1.9), which were located at the coordinates reported by the witness. The report includes a note clarifying that the object appeared and disappeared in the same position for the duration of the observation.