Project 10073 Record Card — Nome, Alaska, 19 August 1960

This document is a Project 10073 record card and accompanying teletype report detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on August 19, 1960, near the Nome Airfield in Alaska. The observer, whose name is redacted, reported seeing a brilliant, round white object with a red base, described as being the size of a dime. The object maintained a straight flight path and was observed for approximately four minutes using a Weather Bureau theodolite. The observer provided specific coordinates for the object's movement, noting it disappeared over the horizon at azimuth 004 and elevation 15. The investigating officer, Captain Gerald N. Smith, verified the observer's reliability and confirmed that the observer was not intoxicated at the time of the sighting. Weather conditions were reported as clear with visibility exceeding 15 miles. The report notes that there was no known VFR or IFR air traffic in the area at the time. A significant detail in the assessment is that a second, similar sighting was reported two hours later by a station in Galena, Alaska. Based on these multiple reports and the object's apparent orbital characteristics, the official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the object was a possible satellite. The document reflects the military's efforts to correlate such sightings with known orbital data during the early space age.