Project 10073 Record Card and Operational Immediate Report — Brookley AFB, Alabama, June 1960

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype message regarding an aerial sighting reported on June 24, 1960, at Brookley Air Force Base in Alabama. The report, filed under the MOONDUST programme, details an observation made by two rated weapons controller officers who were looking at the sky. The witnesses described a single object with no definite shape or size, appearing orange and bluish-white with a distinct bright trail. The object was estimated to be approximately two feet long and was observed for ten seconds at an altitude of ten degrees above the horizon. It followed a downward trajectory before disappearing into the horizon. The weather was reported as clear. The report explicitly notes that the observers were pilots and that the object appeared to move faster than conventional aircraft. Following the report, an analysis was conducted by ATIC, which included a check for satellite activity on June 26, 1960, which was subsequently ruled out. The final conclusion reached by the investigators was that the object was a very bright meteor or fireball, noting that the description and motion were consistent with previous fireball sightings.