Project 10073 Record Card — Carmi, B.C., Canada, 12 July 1961

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated teletype communications regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) sighting on 12 July 1961, near Carmi, British Columbia, Canada. The sighting was reported by staff at an Air Radio station in Carmi, including a radio operator, a caretaker/pi-ball observer, and a cook. The witnesses observed a bright, elliptical object, which they compared in size to a fifty-cent piece when viewed through a theodolite. The object was observed for approximately 20 minutes, moving from the southeast to a position approximately overhead before fading. The observers noted that the object moved continuously but did not follow a definite path. The initial report was deemed too general for a definitive conclusion, as the high altitude of the object prevented ground observers from determining its shape or nature. Subsequent communications between the Spokane Air Defense Sector and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (ATIC) provided additional details, including the observation that the object was tracked using a theodolite after it was initially spotted. The weather conditions were reported as clear, and the reliability of the observers was rated as good to excellent. The final assessment recorded in the documentation suggests the possibility that the object was a TIROS-MIDAS satellite. No additional reports were received regarding the incident.