Project 10073 Record Card — Prescott, Arizona, 22 Oct 59

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated incoming military communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on October 22, 1959, near Prescott, Arizona. The sighting was reported by a pilot flying aircraft AF12566. According to the report, the witness observed a single object that initially appeared red and blue before turning green and disappearing. The observation occurred at night, specifically at 0258Z. The weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with visibility of 15 plus. The pilot noted that there was no sound associated with the object. The military communication provides additional technical details, noting the observer's location as 10 miles west of the Prescott VOR on radial 288, and confirming that the object was traveling on a heading of 270 degrees. Despite the report, the official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that there was insufficient data to conduct a meaningful evaluation. The record card explicitly states that the source failed to provide critical information such as the size of the object, the duration of the sighting, the specific motion, or the exact manner of disappearance, leading to the classification of the case as having insufficient data for analysis.