Project 10073 Record Card - Madisonville, KY - 23 Feb 59

This document comprises a Project 10073 record card and associated U.S. Air Force technical information sheets regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on February 23, 1959. The witness, a mining engineer, observed a bright, burning white light while located at a colonial mine approximately eight miles west-southwest of Madisonville, Kentucky. The observation lasted for approximately three minutes. The witness described the object as a yellow light that moved in a straight path parallel to the horizon before disappearing to the west. The witness reported that the object made no sound and that no specific shape was discernible, noting only that it appeared like a bright star. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with no wind and a temperature of 54 degrees. The witness was outdoors alone when the sighting occurred. Military communications included in the file indicate that the report was received through the Memphis Air Route Traffic Control Center, which advised that there was no IFR traffic in the area at the time of the sighting. The official conclusion recorded by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that there was insufficient information to evaluate the incident.