Project 10073 Record Card — Keesler AFB, Mississippi, 1 October 1959

This document contains the records of a UFO sighting reported by an Airman Second Class stationed at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, on 1 October 1959. At approximately 04:52 AM, the witness, while walking to breakfast with two other airmen, observed a stationary, round object in the sky. The witness described the object as being the size of the full moon, initially white in color, and later changing to orange before appearing to explode. The witness noted that the object appeared to be composed of a gaseous substance and was positioned approximately five degrees to the right of the planet Venus. The witness also speculated that the phenomenon might have been related to a solar eclipse, though they acknowledged this was a guess. The report includes a formal letter from Major Lawrence J. Tacker of the U.S. Air Force, dated 7 October 1959, which acknowledges the receipt of the initial report and informs the witness that the information provided was insufficient for a valid conclusion. The witness was subsequently requested to complete a detailed Air Force questionnaire to assist the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in their evaluation. The completed questionnaire provides further details, including the witness's background as a student in a ground radio repairman course and their observation that the object did not move during the three-minute duration of the sighting. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card is that there was insufficient data for evaluation.