Project 10073 Record Card and Memo for Record — Sighting of 21 June 1962

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a subsequent memorandum for record regarding an aerial sighting on 21 June 1962. The incident involved a B-52 aircraft (tail number 542677) flying at 35,000 feet. The crew, including Lt. Col. M. King and MSgt Roberts, observed three objects that appeared as white, first-magnitude stars. The objects were initially seen by the pilot through an overhead window while he was checking charts for his navigator. The objects were described as descending toward the horizon. The pilot noted that the objects moved in a way that was inconsistent with satellites or meteors. The co-pilot, Capt. Creer, was unable to see the objects from his seat, but the navigator attempted to track them using a sextant. The sighting lasted approximately three minutes. The memorandum clarifies that the objects were observed through three different windows of the aircraft and that there was no change in their brightness. The objects followed identical paths, with the third trailing the second. The report concludes that the objects remain unidentified, noting that the observer is a pilot with 17 years of experience and is considered to have excellent reliability.