Project 10073 Record Card and Unidentified Flying Object Report — Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, February 1961

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a subsequent teletype report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on February 5, 1961, near Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska. The sighting was reported by a 32-year-old weather observer, who described the object as a very large white light, shaped like a star, resembling a meteor or missile, and possessing a tail. The object was observed for approximately 15 seconds at an altitude of 1,200 feet, appearing and disappearing instantaneously at 22 degrees horizontal northeast. The report notes that the weather conditions were fair at the time of the sighting. Following the report, the 710th AC&W Squadron Operations Officer evaluated the incident and concluded that the characteristics of the object were consistent with those of a meteor. The report explicitly states that no high-speed objects were observed on radar at any AC&W stations in the vicinity of the sighting. The documentation includes standard military reporting formats, referencing AFR-200-2, and was processed by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC).