Project 10073 Record Card — Antigo, Wisconsin, 1 September 1962

On 1 September 1962, at approximately 0615Z, an insurance salesman observed a cylindrical object in the vicinity of Antigo, Wisconsin. The witness described the object as being 60 feet in diameter and 100 feet in length, possessing a fluorescent bluish-green color. The object was observed tumbling end-over-end and appeared to resemble an aircraft fuselage on fire. The sighting lasted between 10 and 15 seconds, during which the object's light illuminated the windshield of the witness's vehicle. The object was observed falling from an initial position of 60 degrees elevation at 300 degrees azimuth to zero elevation at 120 degrees azimuth. The report was submitted to the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base by the Sault Ste Marie Air Defense Sector in accordance with AFR 200-2. Local radar at Antigo, Wisconsin, reported no tracks in the area. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency was that the object was an astronomical event, specifically a meteor, noting that while the duration was short for decay, the characteristics were consistent with such a phenomenon. The report was delayed by over a week before reaching the intelligence officer, J.G. Cucheran of the RCAF.