Project 10073 Record Card and Associated Correspondence — Novinger, Missouri, June 1959

This document collection details a UFO sighting reported on June 14, 1959, near Novinger, Missouri. An unidentified observer reported seeing a round, pea-sized object that displayed red and green colors, moving in an up-and-down motion at an altitude estimated between 2,000 and 5,000 feet. The observation lasted approximately 15 minutes. The witness initially believed the object might be the evening star, but dismissed this due to the time and low altitude of the object. The report was processed through the 70th ACWRON at Kirksville Air Force Station and forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The initial report was deemed insufficient for evaluation, prompting ATIC to request further investigation to comply with Air Force Regulation 200-2, specifically seeking additional witnesses. A follow-up investigation by the 790th ACWRON confirmed that no other witnesses to the event could be located. The final assessment suggested that the object might have been aircraft clearance lights, noting that the color description had shifted from an initial report of white, pink, green, and yellow to the final report of red and green. The documentation includes the original Project 10073 record card, multiple incoming staff messages, and internal Air Force correspondence regarding the administrative handling of the report.