Project 10073 Record Card — Manchester, New Hampshire, 28 February 1964

This document is a comprehensive sighting report and analysis concerning an event on 28 February 1964 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Two students from St. Anselm's College, Timothy O'Neil and David Van Buskirk, reported observing two white globular objects moving from the West toward the Northwest for a duration of two hours and 45 minutes. The observers, who were also photographers for the college newspaper, attempted to document the objects using a 16mm camera, which jammed, and subsequently a large press-type camera on a tripod, resulting in time exposures. The report includes a detailed sighting account, a photographic analysis, and a copy of a news clipping from the Associated Press. The investigator, Raymond E. Fowler, a NICAP investigator, submitted the report to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson AFB, addressed to Major Maston M. Jacks. Fowler expresses his belief that the students were sincere and objective observers. However, the official report analysis provided by ATIC concludes that the objects were likely the planets Venus and Jupiter. The analysis notes that both planets were bright and in the general area of the reported sighting, and their setting times were consistent with the end of the observation. The analysis addresses the observers' claims of movement and size by suggesting these were subjective interpretations, and notes that the moon, which was in an old gibbous phase, had not yet risen during the initial sighting, potentially explaining the 'dark' conditions reported by the witnesses. The document serves as a record of the investigation process, including the collection of photographic evidence and the subsequent astronomical evaluation by the military intelligence agency.