Project 10073 Record Card — Concord, Massachusetts, 14 June 1960

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and associated correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported in Concord, Massachusetts, on June 14, 1960. The witness, a woman whose name is redacted, observed a very large, extremely bright orange, blinking spherical object at approximately 9:00 PM. The object was first seen in the south-southwest and was last seen in the west. The witness reported that the object rose from behind treetops and moved in a south-to-west direction. The observation lasted no more than 30 seconds. The witness noted that she was on a screened porch and heard no sound associated with the object. She also speculated that the object might have been a beam of light, possibly from a Nike site at Nobscot, though she noted the object's appearance differed from an air beacon. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) reviewed the report and concluded that while the object's speed was excessive for a balloon, it was suggestive of an aircraft. The final assessment noted that the object was not a satellite, and while it was possibly a balloon, it was categorized as a UFO if that explanation proved incorrect. The correspondence dated July 26, 1960, indicates that the report was forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for further evaluation.