Project 10073 Record Card — 40 NM E of Peck, Michigan, 12 May 1961

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a supporting teletype report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting on May 12, 1961. The incident occurred 40 nautical miles east of Peck, Michigan, involving a single object described by the witness as appearing like a large star. The witness, identified as a captain and first pilot for Transcanada Airlines, observed the object for approximately 20 minutes. According to the report, the object was initially sighted north of the reporting aircraft and appeared to be drifting very slowly. It subsequently turned south and disappeared at a tremendous rate of speed. The witness noted that the object had no visible trail or exhaust, and no sound was heard. The report explicitly states that the witness did not specify the direction of the object's movement during the drifting phase, nor was the altitude or type of the object reported. Because of these missing details, the Air Technical Intelligence Center concluded that there was insufficient data to reach a valid conclusion regarding the nature of the object. The report includes meteorological data for the area, noting scattered clouds at 3,000 and 10,000 feet, and confirms that no radar contact was made. The report was submitted in accordance with AFR 200-2, dated September 14, 1959.