Project 10073 Record Cards and Related Correspondence

This document contains two Project 10073 record cards and associated teletype messages regarding UFO sightings reported at Westover Air Force Base in November 1962. The first incident, occurring on November 5, 1962, involved a cigar-shaped object observed by A/1C Francis H. Beniot. The witness described a dark orange object with a vibrating aura that appeared stationary before disappearing instantly. Intelligence personnel from the 99th Bomb Wing initially considered the possibility of a jet aircraft with an afterburner, but a check of local units confirmed no such aircraft were airborne. The second incident, reported on November 27, 1962, involved a round, white-blue-amber object observed by a civilian witness. The object was seen from darkness until daylight, moving from a 30-degree elevation to 90 degrees before becoming stationary. Intelligence analysis by C/SGT Harold Session concluded that this sighting was a misinterpretation of astronomical bodies, specifically stars such as Betelgeux, Rigel, Pollux, and Regulus, exacerbated by atmospheric refraction during the transition to daylight. The reports follow the standard format required by AFR 200-2, documenting witness details, object characteristics, and official intelligence evaluations.