Project 10073 Record Card - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin - 30 June 1961

This document is a collection of records related to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) reports from June 1961. The primary record is a Project 10073 card detailing a sighting in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, on June 30, 1961. A civilian witness reported a circular, orange and yellow object moving slowly to the southwest at 2300 hours. The official evaluation by ATIC suggests the object was likely the planet Jupiter, which was visible at a magnitude of -2.3, and that atmospheric refraction may have caused the reported distortion and discoloration. The file also includes a teletype message (CHADS 7028) confirming the report and noting that it was a 'very sketchy' initial account. Additionally, the document contains several brief, unverified press clippings from June 1961 reporting various UFO sightings in New Brunswick, New Jersey; Exeter, England; Washington, D.C.; Edinburgh, Scotland; Altus AFB, Oklahoma; and Seattle, Washington. A Moonwatch report from Van Nuys, California, dated June 25, 1961, is also included, where an observer noted an object they initially thought was a satellite but questioned due to its trajectory. The document concludes with a technical report titled 'Wisconsin Fireball of 1961 June 26/27', which provides a detailed scientific analysis of a fireball event, including its path, velocity, and trajectory, concluding that it was a meteor.