Project 10073 Record Card — Codroy, Newfoundland, 19 March 1960

This document comprises a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on March 19, 1960, near Codroy, Newfoundland. A single civilian witness reported observing a barrel-shaped object, approximately six to eight feet in length, which appeared black at one end and exhibited a six-foot-long trail of flame. The object was observed for one minute as it descended in a straight line toward the east, disappearing behind a mountain. The witness reported that the object made no sound. The weather conditions at the time were described as clear and sunny. Following the report, the incident was evaluated by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and the 640th Aircraft Control and Warning (ACW) squadron. Lt. Tarr, the Senior Director of the 640th ACW, suggested that the object might have been a nose cone, given the description and the object's behavior. However, the official conclusion recorded on the project card states that because there was only one witness, the sighting was classified as 'insufficient data.' The report further notes that it is quite possible the object was a balloon or another instrument used for upper air research that had collapsed. No physical evidence was recovered at the time of the report. The documentation includes teletype headers indicating the routing of the report through various military channels, including CONAD and the Air Defense Command.