Project 10073 Record Card and Priority Report — Lakenheath, England, 4 March 1961

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and a priority military cable regarding an aerial sighting reported on March 4, 1961, near Lakenheath, England. The report details an observation made by an Air Weather Service (AWS) observer between 0350Z and 0351Z. The witness described an object falling toward the earth from west to east, approximately 20-25 miles away. The object was reported to be burning bright blue and white while emitting red sparks. The sighting was observed at an elevation of 60 degrees and an azimuth of 270 degrees. The military report was transmitted by Detachment 3 of the 28th Weather Squadron at Lakenheath to various commands, including the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) and the Air Force Command and Control Division (AFCCD), under the MOON DUST programme designation. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card identifies the object as a meteor. The card further notes that the description conforms to a meteoroligal sighting and clarifies that there was no reentry of any man-made object on that date. The document was originally classified but had its classification cancelled on May 12, 1969, by an individual named Quintanilla, citing Air Force Regulation 205-1.