Project 10073 Record Card — Bitburg AB, Germany, 14 April 1960

This document is a collection of Air Intelligence Information Reports and related records concerning Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) sightings in April 1960. The primary report details a sighting on 14 April 1960, in the vicinity of Bitburg Air Base, Germany. A witness observed a round, white object, approximately one-half the size of a dime at arm's length, descending and appearing like a falling star with pieces breaking off. The object curved toward the earth and disappeared behind a building. The duration of the observation was three seconds. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the description was typical of a meteor disintegrating in the earth's atmosphere. The document also includes several 'No Case (Information Only)' reports regarding other sightings in April 1960. These include a 1 April 1960 sighting in Raleigh, North Carolina, which was later attributed to a giant balloon launched from Wallops Island; a 2 April 1960 sighting in Long Beach, California; a 6 April 1960 sighting in Opa Locka, Florida, involving a disc-shaped object near a B-52 bomber; a 7 April 1960 report from Mozambique, East Africa, describing a round orange object that landed and was followed by the emergence of 'four little men' and a subsequent explosion; and a 13 April 1960 sighting in Lexington, Massachusetts, reported by a Boston area newscaster. The document serves as a compilation of various reports processed by the Air Force during this period, with some being formally investigated and others noted for information only.