Project 10073 Record Card — 9 January 1960, Underwood, Indiana

This document contains a record card and associated correspondence regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) sighting reported on 9 January 1960. The witness, a science teacher from Underwood, Indiana, observed a single, very shiny, cigar-shaped object of golden color for approximately five minutes. The object was reported to be stationary, positioned 20-30 degrees above the western horizon, and appeared to rotate slowly on its own axis. The report was initially received by Major Jack Emrick, an Air Force Liaison Officer with the Civil Air Patrol in Lexington, Kentucky, and subsequently forwarded to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the object was likely a cloud reflecting the sun's rays, with upper air currents creating the visual illusion of rotation. The documentation includes a standard U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet completed by the witness, which provides details on the weather conditions—noted as warm with scattered clouds and no wind—and the witness's perspective. The witness was in a car at the time of the sighting. The report was processed by Captain John C. McNeill of the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center.