PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 19 NOVEMBER 1963

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated Air Force incoming message regarding a UFO sighting reported on 19 November 1963 near Mt. Dora, Florida. The witness, a 20-year-old unemployed male and former Civil Air Patrol ground observer, reported seeing four objects in a stretched oval formation. The objects were described as bright white with a yellowish-reddish tinge. The witness observed the objects moving at high speeds, performing an instantaneous 45-degree turn, and climbing straight up before diminishing in size and disappearing. The sighting lasted approximately one and a half minutes. The Air Force investigation included a review of weather conditions, specifically noting surface and subsidence inversions, and confirmed with the Combat Intelligence Division at McCoy AFB that no aircraft from McCoy or the Sanford Naval Air Station were in the area. AC&W and approach controls reported no unusual activity. While the official conclusion on the record card suggests the report is unreliable and potentially a distortion of a balloon or aircraft sighting due to atmospheric inversions, the preparing officer noted that this explanation was not entirely likely given the circumstances. The report concludes with a note regarding the witness's credibility, citing a comment from his family that he is 'seeing things again,' though the officer admits no logical explanation for the objects could be provided.