Project 10073 Record Card — Urbana, Illinois, 28 September 1960

This document is a formal record of a UFO sighting reported on September 28, 1960, in Urbana, Illinois. The report was processed by the Chanute Technical Training Center and forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson AFB. The witness, a 22-year-old graduate student in Civil Engineering at the University of Illinois, observed the object while looking out of a car window. He described the object as appearing like a star, white in color, with a pulsating dull-red light trailing behind it. The object was visible for approximately 15 to 20 seconds, moving in a north/northeasterly direction. The witness noted that the object had no discernible features, produced no sound, and left no exhaust trail. He estimated its speed to be roughly three times that of the Echo I satellite. Major Myles E. Coolidge, the investigating officer, noted that the witness was earnest and reliable. Meteorological data for the time of the sighting indicated clear skies with 15 miles of visibility. The official conclusion reached by the investigators was that the object was likely a meteor, despite the witness's observation of a pulsating light. The report includes a Project 10073 record card, a cover memo from the Chanute Technical Training Center, a detailed summary of the sighting, and a meteorological data sheet.