PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin, August 26, 1959

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on August 26, 1959, over Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin. A group of five people in a boat reported observing six objects in the southwestern sky and near the Big Dipper between 20:45 and 21:16 hours. The witnesses described the objects as yellowish-white lights, roughly the size of first-magnitude stars, which moved faster than a jet. One object was reported to have traveled from the end star on the handle of the Big Dipper to the end star in the cup in approximately three seconds. The objects reportedly traveled horizontally for about five minutes before slowly fading out. The witness, who wrote to the Air Force on September 6, 1959, stated that they were not interested in publicity but simply wanted to know what the objects were. The Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base evaluated the initial report as having insufficient data for a valid conclusion. Consequently, Major Lawrence J. Tacker of the Public Information Division requested that the witness complete an official Air Force questionnaire to facilitate further analysis and evaluation. The file includes internal correspondence from Nicholas Post, Acting Deputy for Sciences and Components, recommending that questionnaires be sent to all five witnesses present during the sighting.