Project 10073 Record Card — Woburn, Massachusetts, 1 November 1962

On November 1, 1962, Charles F. Kirk, a 20-year-old machinist and carpenter, observed an unidentified aerial object while working on the roof of a building on Salem Street in Woburn, Massachusetts. The sighting lasted approximately nine minutes during bright daylight. Kirk described the object as a streamlined, egg-shaped craft, golden-orange in color, measuring roughly 40 feet in length, 30 feet in width, and 15 feet in height. He noted a black catwalk around the lower edge and a periscope-like protrusion on the bottom that extended and retracted every 15 seconds, accompanied by a clicking sound. The object remained stationary before vanishing rapidly in the distance. Following the event, Kirk reported feeling a 'sick' sensation. He subsequently contacted the Woburn Civilian Defense, and a radiologist, Lloyd T. Anstey, surveyed the site with a Geiger counter, reporting a slight increase in background radiation. The incident was reported to the Woburn Times and the Two-State UFO Study Group for Adults. The official Air Force record card categorized the event under 'Other (Psychological)' and concluded that the sighting was a product of 'Imagination,' noting that the witness had time to summon others but failed to do so, and no corroborating reports were filed.