Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, 6 December 1961
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian sighting of an unidentified object in the Virgin Islands on December 6, 1961, was investigated by the Air Tactical Intelligence Center. The object was officially identified as a Jupiter rocket launch.
This document file contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial object in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, on December 6, 1961. The witness reported observing an object at 5:40 p.m. EST that appeared to be ascending, fading, and increasing in brilliance. The witness provided detailed notes and sketches, describing the object as having a comet-like tail, a gaseous shroud, and appearing to split into three distinct objects before disappearing into high haze. The witness initially believed the object to be a rocket. The report was forwarded by the NASA Inventions and Contributions Board to the Air Tactical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for investigation. The official conclusion recorded on the project card is that the sighting was caused by the launch of a Jupiter rocket (Test 6201), which occurred 13 minutes prior to the reported observation.
Object ascending fading, increasing in brilliance. Believed to be a rocket by the observer.
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Official Assessment
Test 6201 Jupiter was launched 13 minutes prior to the reported sighting.
The sighting was attributed to the launch of a Jupiter rocket.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- James A. HootmanExecutive Secretary, Inventions and Contributions Board