Project 10073 Record Card - Sighting of 3 September 1961

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an associated Department of the Air Force staff message regarding a UFO sighting reported on September 3, 1961. The sighting involved two round, white objects with orange tails that were observed emitting sparks. The observations occurred approximately one and a half hours apart, with the first sighting at 040539Z and the second at 040655Z. The witnesses were Captain Donald C. Negandank and 1st Lieutenant Robert W. Greer of the 965th AEW & CON Squadron, who were operating an RC-121 aircraft at 10,000 feet. The report details the flight paths of the objects, noting that the first was in a climb on a 300-degree heading, while the second appeared to be descending on a 120-degree heading before disappearing below the aircraft. Both objects were visible for only 2 to 3 seconds. The Intelligence Duty Officer for the 552nd AEW & C Wing suggested the possibility of reentry or activity in a nearby warning area. However, the final conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card attributes the phenomena to meteors from a meteorological shower.