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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE 5 December 1957 | 2. LOCATION Torrington, Connecticut | 12. CONCLUSIONS ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
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|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 2005 GMT 06/0105Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION not reported | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS not reported | 9. COURSE - - - 5X Oth
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UNCLASSIFIED
5 Dec
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
SEP 22 1958
17 Sep 58
24-185-483
AFCSI-6D/Capt Sellars/jc/C181/4718
MEMORANDUM FOR ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF, INTELLIGENCE, USAF
SUBJECT: (U) Unidentified Flying Object, Torrington, Connecticut, 5 December 1957.

1. Inclosed for your information is a copy of a letter which was furnished the Office of Special Investigations by the Ground Observer Corps (GOC) Coordinator for the State of Connecticut.

2. For your additional information the GOC Coordinator advised that an alleged sighting of an 
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D/4
Mr.
Torrington, Connecticut

Dear Sir:

It has been reported that you did, on or about December 5, 1957, eight
an Unconventional Aerial Object at or near Torrington, Connecticut, at approximately
8:05 p.m., in company with friends.

We respectfully request your assistance in this matter. Please describe
the object, giving approximate altitude, color, shape, direction of
flight if any, approximate position in sky, time, date, approximate size
in comparison to any coin held at arms length and duration of sighting.
Did you notice any infraction of flight safety? Subject material will
be held 
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