Project 10073 Record Card — Glover, Vermont, August 1960

This document contains a U.S. Air Force Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported by a resident of Glover, Vermont. On August 4, 1960, at approximately 5:20 AM, the witness observed an object described as an 'iron bar' with a length comparable to a boxcar. The object was reported to be red-hot and yellow, moving at 'unbelievable speed' across the sky before disappearing. The witness noted that the object had a pointed front and two long orange prongs on the tail, and that it made no noise. The sighting lasted approximately three to four seconds. The witness initially speculated that the object might have been a satellite. Following the report, the witness contacted Senator Winston L. Prouty, who forwarded the inquiry to the Secretary of Defense. The Department of the Air Force subsequently requested that the witness complete a formal questionnaire to assist in their evaluation. The final assessment by the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center concluded that the sighting was a meteor, noting that the report correlated with similar observations made in Dexter, Maine, and North Concord, Vermont, at the same time. Despite this official conclusion, the investigator's notes on the record card acknowledge that the witness's description was not typical of a meteor, though the duration and movement supported the classification.