PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Devils Lake, North Dakota, 16 July 1960

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a supporting memorandum from the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, dated 18 July 1960. The file concerns a sighting reported by a member of the Civil Air Patrol who was flying over Devils Lake, North Dakota. According to the report, the witness observed an 'unusual streak of light' while on a heading of 120 degrees at 0509Z on 17 July 1960. The initial report of this sighting was received by S/Sgt A.R. Rodriguez of the 785th Radar Squadron at Findley Air Force Station at 0215 EST on 17 July 1960. The memorandum, authored by Major Michael J. Stroff, Jr., serves to pass along the details extracted from a report filed by Captain Bracke on 16 July 1960. The record card explicitly notes that the information provided by the witness was the full extent of the message received, and that the reporting individual was informed that the matter would be handled on a routine basis. Due to the lack of specific details regarding the nature of the object or the circumstances of the observation, the official conclusion recorded on the card is that there was insufficient data to perform an evaluation. Consequently, the case was closed under the classification of insufficient data.