Project 10073 Record Card — South Hadley Falls, Mass., 14 May 1961

This document is a collection of records and reports concerning Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sightings occurring in May 1961. The primary document is a Project 10073 Record Card detailing a sighting on May 14, 1961, in South Hadley Falls, Massachusetts. The observer, Major Robert F. Nelson of the 302nd Combat Intelligence Branch at Westover AFB, reported an oblong, sphere-shaped object with a bright white front and a reddish rear, appearing the size of a dime. The object moved from west to east with a slight weaving or rolling motion for approximately eight minutes before fading from view. Official investigation, including coordination with the Goddard Space Flight Center, concluded the object was the Echo I satellite. The document also includes a summary table of sightings from May 15 to May 31, 1961, categorizing various reports as aircraft, satellites, balloons, or astronomical phenomena, with some remaining unidentified or having insufficient data. Additionally, the file contains several press clippings and reports of other sightings, including incidents in Syracuse, New York; Lake Worth, Florida; Oil City, Pennsylvania; and Mayfield Heights, Ohio. A report from Poland regarding sightings in the Carpathian region and near Warsaw is also included, featuring testimonies from witnesses describing cigar-shaped and hat-like objects. Finally, there is a mention of a photograph taken in Gundagai, Australia, on May 7, 1961, which astronomers at Mount Stromlo Observatory were unable to explain.