Project 10073 Record Card — Roswell, New Mexico, 5 April 1960

This document collection details a UFO sighting reported on 5 April 1960, four miles southeast of Roswell, New Mexico. The witness, a civilian TV repairman, observed a round object with a tail, described as two to three times larger than Venus and greenish-white in color. The object was seen descending at a rate slower than a meteor for approximately three seconds. The witness reported that the object caused radio interference, specifically overriding his car radio. The report was initially processed under Project 10073. Subsequent internal military correspondence between AFIN-4E2 and AFIN-473 indicates an investigation into whether the sighting could be attributed to an artificial satellite. While the initial assessment considered the re-entry of Sputnik III, this was ultimately ruled out because the object's greenish color and the duration of the sighting did not align with re-entry phenomena. The final conclusion reached by the Air Force intelligence officers was that the object was likely a meteor. The documents include the original record card, various teletype messages (DCOI 174 and DCOI 9180), and internal memoranda regarding the technical evaluation of the sighting. The files were later declassified under AFR 205-1 in January 1968.