Project 10073 Record Card — Fayetteville, North Carolina, 22 October 1960

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype message regarding a UFO sighting that occurred on 22 October 1960 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Two witnesses, an electrical engineer employed by the Airborne & Electronic Board at Fort Bragg and a college student, observed a single, silver, cigar or banana-shaped object in the sky. The first observer, positioned near a 60-foot television tower, noticed a flash in the sky and alerted the second observer, who was on top of the tower. The object was observed for approximately three to five seconds before it disappeared. The weather conditions were reported as clear with no clouds and broad sunlight. The investigation, conducted by Arthur J. Smitch of the Intelligence Section, concluded that the sighting was likely caused by the reflection of the sun off a high-flying aircraft. The investigating officer verified that aircraft were indeed operating in the area at the time of the incident. The report includes technical details such as the coordinates of the sighting, the observers' professional backgrounds, and the specific flight path of the object, which was described as a straight course from east to west.