Project 10073 Record — Moss Bluff, Florida, March 20, 1967

This document contains a UFO sighting report filed by two students from Lake Weir High School in Summerfield, Florida, regarding an incident that occurred on March 20, 1967, near Moss Bluff, Florida. The primary witness, an amateur astronomer, reported observing a single, solid, cigar-shaped object that appeared to be two dinner plates joined lip-to-lip. The object was described as bright orange and self-luminous. According to the witness, the object moved against the wind from the southeast to the north, stopped twice in mid-air, tilted toward the observers, and eventually shot straight up and disappeared. The witnesses attempted to document the event using a movie camera, a telescope with a 50x eyepiece, and field glasses. They also reported that the object's light went out when they flashed a spotlight and car headlights at it. The Air Force's Foreign Technology Division, under Project 10073, reviewed the report and concluded that there was insufficient data for a scientific evaluation, noting a lack of a positive date in the initial record, although the report itself contains a specific date of March 20, 1967. The file includes correspondence from Colonel James C. Manatt requesting further information via an FTD Form 164.