Project 10073 Record Card — Bad Godesberg, Germany, 12 June 1960

On 12 June 1960, at 2215Z, an embassy officer stationed in Bad Godesberg, Germany, reported a sighting of an unidentified flying object. The witness, who is noted as an amateur astronomer, was observing the Andromeda constellation through field glasses when the object appeared. The sighting consisted of nine separate, round, white lights arranged in a 'V' formation, with an internal angle of approximately 120 degrees. The luminosity of the lights was described as brighter than a first-magnitude star, and their relative size was larger than the planet Venus. The object, which produced no sound and left no trail, was observed moving from south to north. The witness also viewed the object with the naked eye. The object traversed 30 degrees of the sky in approximately five seconds before being lost from view behind trees. Visibility and sky conditions at the time were reported as unlimited. The official record card for Project 10073 notes that the witness was looking over the Rhine river at the time of the observation. The evaluating officer concluded that there was insufficient data to identify the object, suggesting that it was probable that a mirage of some sort was being observed. The report was transmitted via military channels from USAIRA Bonn to CINCUSAFE, with information copies sent to the 1127th USAF Field Activities Group at Fort Belvoir and the Chief of Staff, USAF, Washington D.C.