Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting Report, Fairfield, California, 18 Aug 60

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported on August 18, 1960, near Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California. The primary witness, a Technical Sergeant named Walker, described observing a football-shaped object with blunted ends, approximately the size of a pea held at arm's length, exhibiting a pale reddish-pink pastel color. The witness, noted as a sober and conscientious NCO, reported that the object traveled in a straight path at a very high speed, significantly faster than the Echo 1 satellite, before fading from view due to ground light. The observation lasted approximately eight seconds. The report includes detailed meteorological data, noting unlimited visibility and a temperature inversion. Following the initial report, the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) requested further information, specifically regarding the azimuth and elevation of the object. The investigation involved consultation with the Letchner Observatory and the James Lick Observatory at the University of California, Berkeley. Experts at these institutions concluded that the reported phenomenon could not have been a comet and, if natural, was likely a meteor. The final assessment recorded on the project card is that the object was probably a meteor, noting it lacked a tail or trail and exhibited a reddish glow consistent with such a phenomenon.