Project 10073 Record Card — Estacada, Oregon, 12 April 1962

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on April 12, 1962, in Estacada, Oregon. The witness, a civilian, reported observing two objects moving from the northeast to the northwest. The observation lasted approximately ten minutes, during which the witness used an 80x telescope. The witness noted that the objects appeared as white stars and that a jet was audible and visible simultaneously. Ten minutes after the initial observation, the witness reported that one of the objects exploded. The report includes a detailed questionnaire filled out by the witness, which confirms the date, time, and environmental conditions, including a clear, warm sky. The witness also provided sketches of the objects' flight paths. Despite the detailed account provided by the witness, the official conclusion from the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that there was insufficient data available for analysis. This was compounded by the fact that a follow-up questionnaire sent to an additional witness was never returned after a six-month waiting period. The file also contains a brief memorandum from the Department of the Air Force, Office of the Secretary, noting that extra copies of a form (likely the questionnaire) were forwarded to the witness for their friends to complete.