Project 10073 Record Card — Indonesia, 17 Oct 60

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated military cable regarding an object that landed on Ende Island, Indonesia, on October 17, 1960. The report originated from an AURI (Indonesian Air Force) intelligence officer named Soedarmono, who informed the author on October 18 that an object had landed at coordinates 8 degrees 51 minutes South, 121 degrees 35 minutes East. The author, identified as Summers, noted that the Indonesian government had taken custody of the object, which was suspected to be either a meteorite or a piece of space debris. The cable indicates that the author was attempting to coordinate with the Indonesian police, army, navy, and the British Embassy to gain access to the site for investigation. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card identifies the object as satellite decay, specifically referencing the decay of Epsilon 5, 6, 8, and 9 during September and October 1960, and the U.S. Discoverer XV satellite. The document reflects the military's efforts to track and identify potential space-related debris falling within foreign territories during the early space age.