Project 10073 Record Card — Grandview, Missouri, 25 March 1962

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated Air Force staff message regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on March 25, 1962, in Grandview, Missouri. The report details a civilian observation of an object described as resembling a 'saucepan with a tail.' The witness, who was watching television at the time, reported that the object was brighter than an echo and appeared to be a reddish, yellow light. The object was observed for approximately 12 to 14 minutes, during which it traveled from the northeast horizon at a 45-degree angle toward the south or southwest. The witness noted that the object moved in a stop-and-go fashion, varied its direction, and appeared to be spinning or turning while maintaining its arc. No sound was reported during the observation, and the night was described as clear. The report was processed under Air Force Regulation 200-2. Dr. J. Allen Hynek, a prominent consultant for the Air Force's UFO investigations, interviewed the witness. His comments suggest that the object's appearance was consistent with a halo, and he noted that the 'clincher' for the investigation was the object's disappearance over an air base. The report concludes with a mention that the object's spectral characteristics were consistent with a helicopter, though the record card itself does not provide a final formal classification of the sighting.