Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting at Pensacola, Florida, 26 July 1959

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on July 26, 1959, near Pensacola, Florida. The sighting occurred at 0225Z at NAAS Saufley, with coordinates listed as 30 28N 87 20W. The witness, identified as A/3C J.U. Femrite, a tower operator, described the object as a single, round, red, flashing light, appearing to be the size of a pea. The object remained stationary during the observation. The report notes that the weather conditions were very dark. The sighting was reported via teletype from the 2047th AACS Squadron at Maxwell AFB to various military commands, including the Air Defense Command and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC). The official conclusion, as noted on the record card and in the teletype, is that the object was an anti-collision light. The investigating officer's evaluation was concurred with by the reviewing authorities.