Project 10073 Record Card — 14 Nov 60

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated military cable regarding an aerial sighting on November 14, 1960. The incident involved a WV-2 aircraft reporting the visual observation of two bright, falling objects located 99 miles north of Midway Island. The objects were observed ten minutes apart, both appearing at the 000-degree level relative to the horizon. The report notes that the objects were descending. In addition to the visual sighting, the document references radar data, noting two surface contacts at 141133Z at a bearing of 200 degrees at 24 miles, and at 141119Z at a bearing of 218 degrees at 113 miles. The weather conditions at the time were reported as scattered cumulus clouds. The official conclusion provided by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) suggests that the objects were likely meteors, noting that there were no satellites reentering the atmosphere at the time of the observation. The report emphasizes that the information available was limited.