Project 10073 Record Card and Incoming Message — Goshen, Indiana, 13 Dec 61

On December 13, 1961, at 1958Z, the crew of an American Airlines flight observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon while flying over Goshen, Indiana. The object was described as approximately round, greenish-blue in color, and very bright with high reflectivity. The crew reported that the object was initially sighted at a 45-degree elevation above the horizon and descended into the horizon over a duration of approximately six seconds. The sighting was reported to the Chicago Air Defense Sector (ADS) and documented under Project 10073. The official conclusion reached by the investigating intelligence technician, TSGT G A Packard, was that the object exhibited the characteristics of a meteor, and the case was subsequently classified as such. The report includes detailed weather conditions at the time of the sighting, noting clear visibility of 15 miles. The document consists of a standard Project 10073 record card and the associated incoming military message (AF IN 48282) transmitted on December 29, 1961, which provides the technical details of the observation as reported by the flight crew.