Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Fort Worth, Texas, 1961

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding four UFO sightings reported by a 15-year-old civilian in Fort Worth, Texas, during 1961. The witness, who identified himself as a student with an interest in science fiction and UFOs, wrote to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on July 3, 1961, to detail his observations. The first sighting occurred on February 12, 1961, involving a white light that flashed green and circled. The second sighting, occurring between 8:45 and 9:00 PM on an unspecified date, involved a light that appeared to move and was later indistinguishable from stars. The third sighting, on June 3, 1961, was described as a dull-silver, non-shiny object traveling at a low speed with no sound. The final sighting, on June 21, 1961, involved a light that changed from red to white and was observed for two to three minutes. The witness noted that he used a telescope for some of these observations and explicitly stated that his reports were not a prank. Following the receipt of these letters, Major William T. Coleman, Jr., the UFO Project Officer, responded on August 14, 1961, thanking the witness for the information and requesting that he complete an ATIC questionnaire to provide more comprehensive data. The record card indicates that the Air Force evaluated the sightings, concluding that the second event was likely a star or planet, while the others were likely aircraft. The file notes that the requested questionnaires were never returned by the witness.