Project 10073 Record Card — Pensacola, Florida, September 1960

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported in Pensacola, Florida, on September 22 and 23, 1960. A civilian witness, identified as a woman accompanied by her daughter, reported observing a huge, oblong, fluorescent object that appeared very bright before becoming dim. The object was described as traveling slowly to the north-northwest at a very high altitude. The observation lasted approximately 30 minutes. The report notes that similar objects were observed on two successive nights. The incident was initially reported to the 2047th AACS Squadron at Maxwell AFB, which subsequently directed Eglin AFB to assume investigation responsibility in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2. Following an investigation and interviews with the witnesses, the military concluded that the object was likely a weather balloon. This conclusion was based on the fact that the object appeared in the vicinity of the Pensacola Municipal Airport at approximately the same time as scheduled weather balloon releases on both nights of the sightings. The movement and appearance of the object were also noted to be consistent with a weather balloon. The documentation includes the original record card, teletype messages between various Air Force commands, and a summary of the investigation findings.