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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 3 Feb 61 | 2. LOCATION | Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 1803 GMT 02 1703Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | Ground-Visual Ground-Rader Air-Visual Air-Intercept Rader  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Military  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8-12 Seconds | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | 1  |
|  9. COURSE |   | SW-NE  |   |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   | Round, almost pure white object, size of baseball held in hand at arms length. Appearance of large bright star, only much closer. No tail, trail…

Detachment 3 (EURATIC)
1125th USAF Field Activities Group (ATIC)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
APO 633, New York, New York

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: ITIAC
23 FEB 1961

SUBJECT: Transmittal of Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Report

TO: Hq USAF (AFCIN)
Wash 25, D. C.

Transmitted herewith is an Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) Report from Major William H. Todd, Commander, 7370th Flight Service Squadron (USAFE).

FOR THE COMMANDER

DEMELT E. WALKER
Lt Colonel, USAF
Chief, Collection Operations
EURATIC

1 Atch
Ltr, Rpt of UFO, 6 Feb 61
1 cy, 3 pages

1st Ind (AFCIN-2)
Hq USAF, Washington 25, DC
1 MAR 1961

T…

Frankfurt Center
7370th Flight Service Squadron (USAFE)
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
APO 57, US Forces

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: FCR 6 February 1961

SUBJECT: Report of Unidentified Flying Object

TO: Commander-in-Chief
USAFE (ADVON)
ATTN: Director of Air Intelligence
APO 633, US Forces

1. The following report was taken from A3C Harris A. Cusick, AF11363560, 31st Weather Squadron, APO 123, 1800-1900Z, 3 February 1961.

a. Description of the object:
(1) Round in shape.
(2) Approximately the size of a baseball held in hand at arm's length.
(3) Almost pure white (very bright).
(4) Single object.
(5) Single …

(4) Object appeared to be traveling directly over Runway 23 on
runway heading (235 degrees) from Southwest to Northeast (estimated 55
degrees) on direct course.

(5) Passed through opaque cloud with light remaining visible
then into solid cloud to Northeast.

(6) Visible for an estimated 8 to 12 seconds.

c. Manner of observation:

(1) Ground visual (from Weather Observation Tower).

(2) No optical aids used.

(3) Not applicable.

d. Time and date of sighting:

(1) 173 to 174 zulu, 3 February 1961.

(2) Between dusk and dark, official sunset was 1628 zulu. There
were clouds to the West; howeve…

(3) Ceiling 6000 feet.

(4) Visibility - 6 nautical miles.

(5) Total cloud cover 7/10th.

(6) No thunderstorms.

(7) Temperature gradient; vertical lapse rate 3 degrees per thousand feet, horizontal zero.

h. None reported.

i. None.

j. No known air traffic or balloon releases in the area at time of sighting.

k. Duty operations officer, Frankfurt Flight Service Center, located 76 nautical miles East of Spangdahlem has insufficient information upon which to analyze the sighting and make a logical explanation of the sighting.

l. No physical evidence exists.

William H. Todd
WILLIAM H. TODD
M…