Project 10073 Record Card — Huntington, Indiana, 20 September 1961

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Huntington, Indiana, on 20 September 1961. The witness, a woman residing in Huntington, wrote to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) expressing concern about a moving object she had observed in the sky for several nights. She noted that the object appeared in the west and traveled south, which she believed differed from the expected path of the Echo satellite. She requested clarification on the object's identity and information regarding the Echo satellite's schedule. The correspondence was referred to the U.S. Air Force for a response. Major William T. Coleman, Jr., the UFO Project Officer, replied to the witness on 23 October 1961, providing a questionnaire for her to complete and explaining that the Air Force did not maintain a specific Echo satellite schedule, suggesting she contact local media for such information. The official record card for the incident, dated 20 September 1961, documents the observation as a 15-minute sighting of a single object moving from the west to the south. The Air Force investigation concluded that the object was indeed the Echo satellite, noting that the satellite was visible and passing toward the southeast of Huntington at the time of the reported sighting.