Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting Report, Miami, Florida, May 13, 1959

This document file contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported on May 13, 1959, in the Coconut Grove section of Miami, Florida. A witness, identified as a former student, reported observing a circular, flat object, approximately 25 to 35 feet in diameter, moving from east to west overhead. The object was described as having a dim white color with consistent intensity, resembling a beacon shining on a cloud, despite the sky being cloudless. The observation lasted between 7 and 10 seconds. The witness estimated the object traveled between 2.5 and 4 miles during this time. The report was forwarded to Major Friend at the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) by an intermediary who vouched for the witness's reliability. On June 9, 1959, Major Lawrence J. Tacker of the Department of the Air Force wrote to the witness, stating that the initial report contained insufficient data to reach a valid conclusion. Major Tacker enclosed a USAF Technical Information Sheet for the witness to complete and return to the Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for further evaluation. The record card notes that no reply to this request for additional information was received. The official conclusion recorded on the card suggests that the most probable cause was a very high meteor, based on the duration of the sighting and the distance traveled.