PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Concord Center, Mass, 3 July 1954

On July 3, 1954, at approximately 2130 hours local time, a civilian witness in Concord Center, Massachusetts, reported observing unidentified lights in the sky. The witness described the objects as circular to oblong in shape with rounded edges and a whitish color. The objects were observed moving at high speed in a circular pattern, exhibiting random motion, and occasionally stopping or reversing course. The witness reported seeing between one and three lights at any given time, noting that at one point, one light appeared to be positioned above another. The observation lasted for approximately 20 minutes, during which time the witness reported no sound. The objects eventually disappeared behind trees. Following the report, an investigation by the 6520th Test Support Wing at L.G. Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts, was conducted. The military report indicates that at the time of the sighting, a searchlight was rotating in the direction of Waltham, Massachusetts, and that reflections from this searchlight were visible on the clouds. Consequently, the official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 record card identified the phenomenon as a searchlight.