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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 5 Jul 59 | 2. LOCATION | New Albany, Mississippi  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 1900 GMT 06/0100 Jul 59 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 5 mins | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE |   |   | W - NW  |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   |   | Reddish-silver obj which appeared to be motionless in the western sky. In size it was close to the diameter of the sun; however, not red,…

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Cualypi
New Albany, Mississippi
July 7, 1959

Air Force Press Desk
Office of Public Information
Department of Defense
Washington 25, D.C.

Dear Gentlemen:

I am not sure as to what department handles U. F. O. sightings therefore it is my wish that you please refer this report to whom it may concern.

On the evening of July 6, 1959 at twilight I noticed a reddish silver object which appeared to be motionless in the western sky. In size it was close to the diameter of the sun; however it was not round but distinctly oblong much like a fountain pen. As I watched the ob…

in a parallel line. This white substance was entirely unlike any jet vapor trail I have observed. It is hard to explain the difference but it was perceptibly different. For one thing it was exceedingly thin and seemed to have a fluffy appearance.

It was shortly after I noticed the trail that it began to move. It was close to some civus clouds and therefore I could judge it movement which was steady and rapid. Fearing that I would lose sight of it I ran into the house and found a pair of 7x50 binoculars. Through these I failed to find the object again for about a half a minute then it emerged …

5 JULY 57
SAFIS- 'Maj Tacker/mhb/72291

30 July 1959

Dear Mr. [redacted]

This is to acknowledge your letter of 7 July 1959 concerning an Unidentified Flying Object sighting on 5 July 1959 at New Albany, Mississippi.

Your letter contained insufficient data to allow a valid conclusion. Therefore, request you complete the inclosed Air Force questionnaire in regard to this sighting and forward the completed paper to the Air Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, for analysis and evaluation.

Sincerely,

LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF
Chief, Magazine & Book Bra…

New Albany, Mississippi
September 16, 1959

Dear Sir;

Please excuse the delay but after completing the form on the sixth of August I misplaced it and consequently thought nothing more about it. I recently came across it in some old letters and am now on forwarding it to you.

Very sincerely yours,

U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U. S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contac…

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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle One):
a. None
b. A few
c. Many
d. Don't remember

8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Bright moonlight
b. Dull moonlight
c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember

9. Was the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Circle One):
a. Yes
b. No
c. Don't remember

10. IF it was BRIGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle One)
a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Several blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. S…

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound: dyed feet, green feet
b. Color: green feet

17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
e. Other: the blue gray and black, white, li…