Project 10073 Record Card and UFOB Report — Lake Stevens, Washington, June 1961

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a formal UFOB report regarding a sighting that occurred on the nights of June 15 and 16, 1961, near Lake Stevens, Washington. Two female witnesses, both housewives, reported observing a circular, star-like object with a white center and multiple red and green lights around its perimeter. The object was described as appearing at approximately 30 degrees above the horizon and moving slightly east before eventually fading into the distance and disappearing behind trees. The witnesses claimed the object appeared in the same general area on two consecutive nights. The report, authored by Captain Richard D. Storholt of the 57th Fighter Group at Paine Field, Washington, notes that the sighting was investigated in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2. The official conclusion reached by the military authorities was that the phenomenon was likely a light reflection caused by intense subsidence and radiation inversion, which were present in the Pacific Northwest at the time. A weather forecaster at Paine Field corroborated that the clear atmospheric conditions would have tended to increase the apparent magnitude of stars or planets. The report explicitly states that no physical evidence was found and that no interception action was taken. It also notes that while the witnesses claimed neighbors could corroborate their account, the identity of the object remained unknown beyond the meteorological explanation provided.