Project 10073 Record Card and Sighting Report - Corvallis, Oregon, April 1961

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated teletype report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on April 6, 1961, in Corvallis, Oregon. The primary witness, a 37-year-old police officer, reported seeing an object at 0606Z. The witness described the object as having the shape of a shooting star, though significantly larger—estimated at five to ten times the size of a typical shooting star. The object exhibited a greenish-yellow-orange tail with sparks flying from it. The duration of the observation was brief, lasting approximately three to four seconds. The object was observed to drop down and disappear behind a house. The report notes that the witness's wife also observed the event. Weather conditions were reported as clear. The teletype was transmitted from Adair Air Force Station in Oregon to various military commands, including the 25th NORAD Region and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and references the MOONDUST and Project Space Track programs.