Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Miami, Florida, 6 March 1962

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by an amateur astronomer in Miami, Florida. The primary witness, a student at Palm Springs Junior High School, reported observing unidentified objects on two separate occasions: January 25, 1962, and March 6, 1962. During the second observation, the witness was attempting to photograph Comet Seki-Lines 1962c when they observed four objects in a diamond formation moving across the sky. The witness used a 35mm camera and 7x50mm binoculars to document the event, noting the objects were red-orange in color and possessed a diffused star-like nucleus. The observation lasted 17 seconds, and the witness estimated the altitude to be between 15,000 and 30,000 feet. The witness subsequently forwarded their report and photographs to Professor J. Allen Hynek at Northwestern University. Professor Hynek, in a letter dated May 23, 1962, forwarded the materials to Colonel Bob Friend at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Hynek emphasized the reliability of the observers and the quality of the photographic evidence, urging that the case be treated seriously and discussed at a future meeting. Despite the witness's observation that there was no noise and the objects covered a significant portion of the sky, the official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card states that the lights were most probably caused by an aircraft. The document includes the record card, the witness's detailed report, and the correspondence between Hynek and the Air Force.