Project 10073 Record Card - Dodge City, Kansas - 3 Jan 59

This document contains a U.S. Air Force Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a civilian student in Dodge City, Kansas, on January 3, 1959. The witness, an engineering student, reported observing a saucer-shaped object, approximately the size of a baseball, moving in level flight in a south-southwest direction. The object reportedly emitted giant sparks in a circular, pinwheel-like manner and exhibited cycles of increasing and decreasing brightness. The witness noted that the object circled the area three times before disappearing to the south, then reappearing and moving in an easterly direction. The witness emphasized that the object was completely silent and moved at an estimated speed exceeding 600 miles per hour. Notably, the witness claimed that 40 to 60 dogs in the vicinity began barking as if annoyed, speculating that the object might have emitted short-wave energy radiation. The witness explicitly ruled out conventional aircraft, helicopters, or balloons due to the object's speed and behavior. The Air Force responded on January 28, 1959, via Major Lawrence J. Tacker, stating that the initial information was insufficient for a valid conclusion and requesting the completion of a formal Technical Information Sheet. The final evaluation recorded on the project card suggests the object was 'Probably A/C' (aircraft), citing inconsistencies between the witness's original letter and the subsequently submitted Form 164.