Project 10073 Record Card — Neustadt, Germany, 4 August 1954

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated military teletype report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on August 4, 1954, in Neustadt, Germany. The witness, a local housewife, reported observing a single, round, orange object for approximately 35 minutes between 2100Z and 2135Z. According to the report, the object exhibited a straight and circular flight pattern in the eastern sky, appearing to rise from an elevation of 45-60 degrees to a final observation azimuth of 180 degrees. The weather conditions were described as a clear, cloudless, bright night. The report was filed by the 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing and directed to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, as well as other command headquarters. Captain Robert T. Belmont of the HEDRON 66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing noted that no formal analysis was conducted on the report and that the witness credibility was marked as F-3. The official conclusion recorded on the project card identifies the object as an astronomical phenomenon, specifically the planet Mars, viewed through atmospheric layers. The documentation includes the original record card, the teletype transmission, and a routing slip indicating the document was processed for action.