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Project 10073 Record Card — Kansas City, Missouri, 10 May 1962

📅 10 May 62 📍 Kansas City, Missouri 🏛 FTD (Foreign Technology Division) 📄 sighting_report
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TL;DR

A civilian reported a blinking red light in a thundercloud over Kansas City on May 10, 1962. The Air Force concluded there was insufficient data to evaluate the sighting.

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Kansas City, Missouri, on May 10, 1962. The witness, while driving home with her husband, observed a red light blinking on and off in the upper portion of a large thunderhead. The sighting lasted approximately six seconds. The witness noted that the light appeared strange because it was near lightning, and she questioned how a planet like Venus—which had been identified in newspaper reports as a potential explanation for similar sightings—could be visible through a massive, dark thundercloud. The Air Force, represented by Lt. Colonel William J. Lookadoo and Colonel Edward H. Wynn, determined that the information provided was insufficient to reach a definitive conclusion. The file includes the original record card, the witness's completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet, and internal memoranda requesting further information from the witness to facilitate an evaluation.

Now, if you can observe planets through a massive dark thundercloud (I guess Venus was supposed to be on the other side of the cloud rather than on our side of the cloud) that's really something.

Official Assessment

Insufficient data for evaluation

The witness reported a red light blinking on and off in the center of heavy thunderstorms and clouds. The witness initially suspected it was Venus, but questioned how a planet could be seen through a massive dark thundercloud. The Air Force concluded there was insufficient information to warrant a valid conclusion.

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