PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Danville, Va. — June 27, 1959

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and supporting correspondence regarding a UFO sighting in Danville, Virginia, on June 27, 1959. The witness, a self-described aviation enthusiast and former member of the USAF, reported observing an airfoil-shaped object at approximately 8:00 p.m. The witness noted that the object appeared to be pushing smoke and haze in front of it while descending in a shallow dive. The witness was accompanied by their 10-year-old daughter. According to the report, the object eventually broke into four distinct objects that climbed steeply in perfect formation before disappearing. The witness explicitly stated that the object made no sound and performed maneuvers, such as a sharp right-angle turn, that they believed were impossible for conventional aircraft. The witness provided a detailed letter to the Department of the Air Force UFO Investigation Team, outlining their background and their initial conclusion that the object might be a 'pocket of gas' despite their own skepticism. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) reviewed the report and formally concurred with the witness's suggestion that the sighting was indeed a pocket of gas, noting that the smoke and haze in the area rendered the phenomenon visible. The file includes a hand-drawn diagram by the witness illustrating the object's position relative to the city skyline, the Dan River, and the Dan River Mills, as well as a summary of the event's characteristics.