Project 10073 Record Card — Arlington, Va. — 27 Feb 61

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a transmittal memorandum regarding a UFO sighting reported on February 27, 1961, in Arlington, Virginia. The report was forwarded by the 1001st Operations Group at Andrews Air Force Base to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base on March 7, 1961. The witness, a civilian with an engineering background and navigation experience, observed a single circular object, described as the size of a pinhead and yellow-red in color, moving in a straight arc from the southwest to the northeast. The sighting lasted approximately 90 seconds. The witness noted that the object possessed a vapor trail that trailed behind it by 7 to 8 degrees. The object appeared at an elevation of 30-35 degrees above the horizon and disappeared at 80 degrees above the horizon. The witness used 10x50 binoculars to aid the observation. The report explicitly states that no sound was heard and no radar contact was made. The official conclusion recorded on the project card suggests the object was 'Probably Astronomical,' specifically identifying it as a meteor. The investigator noted that the description was characteristic of a meteor, with the exception of the reported duration, which was likely overestimated by the witness. The document includes the original UFOB format report, which details the sighting's coordinates (3854N 7710W) and the witness's background, noting that sky watching was a hobby for the observer.