Project 10073 Record Card — Dawson Creek, B. C., Canada, 11 Sep 61

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated incoming Air Force staff message regarding an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UFOB) sighting reported in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada, on September 11, 1961. The witness, a 38-year-old male whose name is partially illegible, observed a single ball-shaped object at approximately 2250 local time. The object was described as being four times the size of a star, orange in color, and possessing an orange tail. The witness reported that the object traveled in an arc from south to north before bursting into a white light, noting that it looked like a shooting star. The duration of the event was estimated at three to four seconds. The report was forwarded by the 919th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron at Saskatoon Mountain Air Station in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) evaluated the report and concluded that the characteristics of the object were consistent with a bolide (meteor) entering the Earth's atmosphere and exploding. The investigators noted that there were no known reentries at the time of the sighting, and the reported direction of movement would have been inconsistent with a known reentry event. The report includes meteorological data indicating clear conditions at the time of the observation.