Project 10073 Record: Sighting at Jewfish Creek, Florida, 9 May 1967

This document contains the official Air Force record and investigation of a UFO sighting that occurred on 9 May 1967 near Jewfish Creek, Florida. Two civilian witnesses, a delivery truck driver and a housewife, reported observing a metallic, cigar-shaped object that appeared as long as a blimp but thinner. The object was observed for approximately 10 minutes, during which it performed gradual turns from the southeast to the north and finally to the east before disappearing below the horizon. The witnesses reported no sound. The investigation, conducted by 1st Lt. Theodore J. Lynn, Jr. of the Foreign Technology Division, included a check on the location of the Goodyear blimp, which was confirmed to have left Miami on 7 May 1967, thereby ruling it out as the source of the sighting. The report notes that while there were no military aircraft in the area, radar surveillance indicated approximately 17 commercial aircraft were present. The final conclusion of the investigation was that the sighting was most probably caused by aircraft or inversion layers, though no definite confirmation could be made. The document also highlights the Air Force's sensitivity regarding public perception, noting that indefinite findings were being forwarded internally rather than released to the local news media to avoid adverse reactions similar to those experienced following a previous UFO identification.