Project 10073 Record Card — Ashland, Kentucky, August 4, 1961

This document contains a U.S. Air Force Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a 15-year-old male in Ashland, Kentucky, on August 4, 1961. The witness reported observing an oval-shaped, reddish-orange object at approximately 02:18 local time. According to the witness's detailed narrative and sketches, the object was initially spotted moving northeast, then later reappeared moving west, turning south, and finally turning east. The witness described the object as having a jet-engine sound during the second sighting and provided personal estimates of its speed (5,800–6,000 M.P.H.) and altitude (200–250 miles). The witness also included complex, albeit amateur, mathematical calculations to support these estimates. The Air Force responded to the witness on August 16, 1961, via a letter from Colonel Edward H. Wynn, informing the witness that their initial report lacked sufficient information and requesting the completion of an official ATIC Form 164. The subsequent evaluation by the Foreign Technology Division concluded that the sighting was likely a meteor, noting that there were no known satellite reentries at the time. The report further suggested that the object's apparent movement was influenced by the Earth's rotation, and that the second sighting was likely an aircraft.