Project 10073 Record Card — Cody, Wyoming, September 1963

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated incoming Air Force message regarding a UFO sighting in Cody, Wyoming, on September 22 and 23, 1963. The witness, a civilian, reported observing an elongated, twisted, cigar-shaped object with a fireball on one end and a brilliant light on the other. The object was described as deep red in color, approximately four feet long and eight inches in diameter when viewed through a 75x telescope. The witness noted that the object moved very slowly on a south-westerly path and appeared to roll, causing three associated small lights to alternately dim and brighten. The observation lasted for six hours. The report explicitly states there was no exhaust, no trail, and no sound. Additional witnesses, including two local policemen, were present. Military radar facilities in Sundance, Wyoming, and tower personnel at Billings Municipal Airport in Montana reported no unusual sightings. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center was that the sighting was an observation of the planet Jupiter and its satellites through a telescope. The document includes technical data regarding the observation, including weather conditions and the specific configuration of Jupiter's satellites for September 1963.