Declassified UFO / UAP Document
PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Terre Haute, Indiana
AI-Generated Summary
A Moonwatch team in Terre Haute, Indiana, reported an unidentified object on January 27, 1961. While suspected to be a satellite, the report concludes that insufficient data was available for a definitive identification.
This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an accompanying Official Moonwatch Report regarding an unidentified object observed over Terre Haute, Indiana, on January 27, 1961. The observation occurred at 23:42 local time. The witness, identified as the registered team leader DETLNG, reported that the object was observed while the team was setting up for a 5904 search. The object was described as having a flight path of SSW-NNE and an angular velocity of 0.4 degrees per second. The observer explicitly stated that the object did not match any known objects on their star charts. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card suggests that the object should be a satellite, but notes that all known data was not available to confirm this identification. The report was phoned to the NSSCC and received on January 31, 1961.
As far as I can ascertain this does not fit any known object.
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Official Assessment
Should be satellite, however, all known data was not available.
The object was observed by a Moonwatch team in Terre Haute, Indiana. The observer noted that the object did not fit any known object on their star charts and was spotted while setting up for a 5904 search.
Key Persons
- DETLNGREGISTERED TEAM LEADER