Project 10073 Record Card — Arlington, Virginia, 22 July 1963

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and an accompanying U.S. Air Force technical questionnaire regarding a sighting in Arlington, Virginia, on July 22, 1963. The witness, a civilian, reported observing an elongated object resembling an electric light for approximately two and a half hours. The object was described as moving from the East to the Northeast in a steady climb. The witness noted that the object appeared similar to the ECHO satellite but moved significantly faster. The witness also reported observing the same phenomenon on the 21st, 25th, and 26th of July at the same time and location. After reporting the incident to the Naval Observatory, the witness was directed to the Air Force. The official evaluation concluded that the object was the planet Jupiter. The investigator noted that on the date of the sighting, Jupiter was positioned in the East and would have climbed from 10 degrees to 45 degrees elevation over the course of the observation. The report suggests that the witness's reported direction of movement was in error, leading to the identification of the planet as the source of the sighting.