Project 10073 Record Card and Incident Report — Columbus AFB, Mississippi, August 1958

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated UNCLASSIFIED/EFTO intelligence report regarding an Unidentified Flying Object sighting near Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, in August 1958. The incident occurred at 0700 hours on August 18, 1958. The witness, 1st Lt. Walter A. Mestre of the HQ 422nd Strategic Wing, reported observing a single object described as being the size of a football at arm's length. The object was noted to be bluish in color, featuring revolving lights, and was observed climbing in an arc toward the southeast for a duration of approximately 30 seconds. The witness was alerted to the object's presence by the barking of a dog. Weather conditions at the time were reported as clear with stars shining. The report notes that there was no radar contact. The intelligence officer's analysis concluded that the maneuvers and characteristics of the object were consistent with those of an aircraft, despite an earlier note in the report stating that analysis of the findings revealed no possible explanation for the sighting. The document includes standard military reporting headers and routing information to the Air Technical Intelligence Center and other command units.