Project 10073 Record Card — Winchester Bay, Oregon, 23 September 1960

This document is a collection of records and reports concerning aerial phenomena observed in September 1960. The primary component is a Project 10073 Record Card detailing a sighting on September 23, 1960, in the vicinity of Winchester Bay, Oregon. The witness reported a spherical, moon-sized object that oscillated and performed a rapid ascent over a duration of three to four minutes. The object was described as displaying all colors of the spectrum and decreasing in size. The official conclusion for this incident, as noted on the record card, is that the sighting was caused by the refraction of the planet Jupiter, which created the illusion of upward movement and distortion characteristic of atmospheric refraction. The document also includes a report from the American Meteor Society regarding a brilliant fireball that passed over Oregon on September 20, 1960, which was analyzed by P. F. Brogan and C. P. Olivier. Additionally, the file contains brief, unverified reports of UFO sightings from Kingston, Massachusetts, and Edmonton, Alberta, both dated September 21, 1960. A summary table titled '24-30 September 1960 Sightings' lists various reports from across North America and international locations, with evaluations ranging from meteors and aircraft to astronomical bodies like Venus and Vega. The document concludes with excerpts from 'Sky and Telescope' magazine, which discuss the solar halo complex of September 17, 1960, and findings from the transit of Mercury, providing scientific context for some of the phenomena reported during this period.