Project 10073 Record Card and UFO Report — Speicher, Germany, 7 June 1960

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and an accompanying military report regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on the evening of June 7, 1960, near Speicher, Germany. The witness, a civilian technical translator employed at a local air base, reported observing a bullet-shaped, oblong object while at his residence. He described the object as having a greenish, fluorescent, shimmering appearance, with a tail and a dark brown and red body. The witness estimated the object's length to be comparable to a C-124 aircraft and noted that it possessed no wings or other features resembling a conventional aircraft. The object was observed for approximately 8 to 10 seconds as it descended at a 45-degree angle before vanishing at the observer's horizon line of sight. The witness reported that the object made no sound and moved at a speed not exceeding that of a normal jet-type aircraft. The report includes detailed weather data from the Spangdahlem Air Base weather station, which noted scattered cloud cover and visibility of 12 miles. The investigating official from the 49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Intelligence Section, acknowledged the witness's enthusiasm and reliability but concluded that the sighting was likely a misidentification. The investigator suggested that the witness, positioned between two air bases, may have observed the reflection of base beacon lights on the partial cloud cover or a reflection on a passing aircraft. The document is formatted in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2.