Project 10073 Record Card — Ashland, Wisconsin, July 1962

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial sighting reported by a civilian in Ashland, Wisconsin, in July 1962. The witness reported observing a bright object flashing through their bedroom window for a duration of 12 seconds. The witness noted five flashes and stated there was no color, describing the object as being 'just as a bright star.' The report includes a letter from the Department of the Air Force, dated July 23, 1962, signed by Lt. Colonel William J. Lockadoo, acknowledging that the Office of the President had requested the Air Force to reply to the witness's letter. The Air Force provided the witness with an FTD Form 164 and a Department of Defense Fact Sheet regarding the Air Force's position on unidentified flying objects. The official conclusion recorded on the card is 'Probably Aircraft,' with the comment that the brief duration of the flashing lights and the lack of characteristics inconsistent with an aircraft sighting led to this determination.