Project 10073 Record Card — Roswell, New Mexico, 21 November 1960

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype correspondence detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting reported on November 21, 1960, in Roswell, New Mexico. The witness, a housewife, observed a single object while traveling south in an automobile on Pennsylvania Avenue. According to the report, the object was seen through the car windshield at an elevation of 60-70 degrees. It was described as a bright object with a red color and a yellow border, and it was believed to have a tail. The object's behavior was noted as traveling east, stopping, and then turning to travel west, at which point it diminished in brightness and disappeared. The total duration of the observation was approximately five seconds. The witness reported no sound. The investigation was conducted by Captain Paul J. Bates of the 9th Bombardment Wing at Walker Air Force Base. Captain Bates noted that the weather conditions were excellent with unlimited visibility and no cloud cover. In his assessment, the reporting officer suggested that the object could have been the landing light of a B-52 aircraft utilizing runway 21 at Walker AFB, which is located to the south of the observer's position. He hypothesized that the arc of the object's movement might correspond to an aircraft approaching for a landing. Despite this assessment, the report concludes that the sighting remains unconfirmed, noting that checks with other reliable sources yielded negative results.