Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence Regarding Silver Spring, Maryland Sighting

This document file contains records regarding a UFO sighting reported in Silver Spring, Maryland, on the night of 11 November 1962. The incident involved a schoolboy and his friend, Jeff Brown, who observed a streak of light that traveled horizontally across the sky, turned upward, and exploded. The witnesses claimed to have captured a time exposure photograph of the event. The report was not formally received by the 4th District Office of Special Investigations until 11 April 1963, creating a significant time lag. Consequently, the 1001st Air Base Wing did not conduct an investigation. The case was subsequently forwarded to the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The FTD requested that the witnesses complete FTD Form 164 and provide the original negative for analysis, along with technical data such as shutter speed and focal length. As of May 1963, the Air Force was still attempting to secure the photograph and additional witness statements to conduct a proper evaluation. The initial assessment by the Air Force suggested the description was consistent with a meteor sighting, but the existence of a photograph necessitated further inquiry.