Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting in County Darmstadt, Germany, March 1961

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in the U.S. Zone of Germany. The witness, who remains unnamed in the declassified record, reported observing an unidentified object between March 20 and March 25, 1961, near Frankfurt. Using 12x50 binoculars, the witness described the object as generally round to oval, exhibiting a milky glow and changing colors between white, red, orange, and yellow. The witness reported that the object moved in a specific path—to the right, then up, then to the left—and appeared to change speed. The witness provided a hand-drawn sketch of the incident, noting the presence of woods and a small village. The report was forwarded to the Air Force Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) for evaluation. Official conclusions recorded on the card suggest the object was likely a weather balloon, the moon, or the planet Jupiter. The investigation was hampered by the witness's failure to respond to requests for additional information. The military concluded that there was insufficient data to categorize the sighting and that the object presented no threat to the security of the United States.