Project 10073 Record Card: Johnson Island Sighting, 5 October 1961

This document details a UFO sighting report from 5 October 1961, involving an incident near Johnson Island. An instructor technical representative from the 1st Strategic Aerospace Division (SAC) was on a USAF flight when he captured motion pictures of the flight. Although the witness did not visually observe any unusual objects during the flight, he discovered a peculiar white, oval-shaped object on the film after it was developed upon his return to the Zone of Interior. The report was submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2. The documentation includes a Project 10073 record card, correspondence between the 1st Strategic Aerospace Division and the Foreign Technology Division (FTD), and technical analysis requests. The FTD conducted an examination of the filmstrip, noting that the images were bright ellipses that appeared in most frames. The analysis concluded that the images were not physical objects but rather reflections of a round window or light within the aircraft, likely caused by the double-pane window structure. The report includes technical data regarding the flight, which was conducted in a KC-97 aircraft at 10,000 feet with a true heading of 243 degrees. Other personnel aboard the aircraft confirmed they did not see any strange objects during the flight. The case file includes eleven 4x5 photographs, five 4x5 negatives, and one film strip.