Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Dallas, Texas, August 1967

This document file contains correspondence and records regarding a UFO sighting reported in Dallas, Texas, on August 9, 1967. The witness, a young individual, initially reported seeing a bright, metallic object while riding bicycles with a friend. The witness provided photographs of the object to the Air Force's Project Blue Book, directed at the time by Major Hector Quintanilla Jr. The Foreign Technology Division (FTD) of the Air Force Systems Command (AFSC) requested additional information, including the original negatives and a completed FTD Form 164, to conduct a scientific investigation. The correspondence reveals confusion regarding the number of photographs taken, as the witness initially indicated three were taken but only forwarded two. Following the official inquiry, the witness sent a follow-up letter on September 27, 1967, admitting that the entire incident was a prank. The witness explained that his friends had constructed a kite that resembled a UFO to play a joke on him. The case file includes the original record card, the correspondence between the witness and Major Quintanilla, and copies of the photographs provided by the witness. The final conclusion recorded on the project record card is that the object was a kite, and the case was closed as explained.