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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 17 Sep 60 | 2. LOCATION | New London, Ohio  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 1942 GMT 18/0042Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☑ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 15 sec | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE |   | NE  |   |
|  10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING |   | Appeared as a white light moving rapidly across the sky. Was about the size and brightness of Echo I. Disappeared behind trees.  |   |
|  11. COMMENTS |   …

SAFOI-3d/MPF-rnord/72291

5 October 1960

Dear Mr. [redacted]

Your letter of 17 September 1960, addressed to the National Academy of Sciences, has been referred to this Office.

There was insufficient information concerning the unidentified flying object you sighted for a valid conclusion. Therefore, we ask that you fill out the attached Air Force Questionnaire and send to the Commander, Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio for their analysis and evaluation.

Sincerely,

Lawrence J. Tacker
Lt. Colonel, USAF
Public Information Division
Office of Inform…

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL
FHR CONSTITUTION AVENUE, WASHINGTON 25, D. C.

OFFICE OF INFORMATION

September 28, 1960

Mr. [redacted]
New London, Ohio

Dear Mr. [redacted]

I regret that we shall not be able to furnish any information regarding an aerial object that you might have seen on the evening of September 17th, since the Academy-Research Council does not conduct observation programs that might bear on your concern.

I am taking the liberty, however, of forwarding your letter to the Department of Defense, in the hope that some office there might be able to assi…

New London, OHIO
September 17, 1960

National Academy of Sciences
Washington D.C.

Gentlemen;

I would appreciate it if you could send me any information on a certain serial object that I saw tonight.

The object travelled at a very rapid pace from approximately Southwest to Northeast at 7:42 P.M. This object gave off, or reflected, a steady white light which was about as bright as Echo I.

I dismiss the idea that it was an airplane, although there is an air route just north of New London, because of the steadiness of its light and because it was single.

Two airplanes did cross on the route b…

U.S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET

This questionnaire has been prepared so that you can give the U.S. Air Force as much information as possible concerning the unidentified aerial phenomenon that you have observed. Please try to answer as many questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will be used for research purposes, and will be regarded as confidential material. Your name will not be used in connection with any statements, conclusions, or publications without your permission. We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact …

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8. IF you saw the object at NIGHT, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?

8.1 STARS (Circle One):
a. None
b. A few
c. Many
d. Don't remember

8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Bright moonlight
b. Dull moonlight
c. No moonlight — pitch dark
d. Don't remember

9. The object appeared:
(Circle One): ☑ a. As a light
b. Shiny
c. Dark
d. Don't remember

10. If it appeared as a light, was it brighter than the brightest stars?
NO

11. Did the object:
(Circle One for each question)

a. Appear to stand still at any time?
☐ Yes ☑ No ☐ Don't Know

b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time…

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16. Tell in a few words the following things about the object.
a. Sound None
b. Color V
c. Color V

17. Draw a picture that will show the shape of the object or objects. Label and include in your sketch any details of the object that you saw such as wings, protrusions, etc., and especially exhaust trails or vapor trails. Place an arrow beside the drawing to show the direction the object was moving.

18. The edges of the object were:
(Circle One): a. Fuzzy or blurred
b. Like a bright star
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don't remember
e. Other

19. IF there was MORE THAN ONE object, then how man…

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20. Draw a picture that will show the motion that the object or objects made. Place an "A" at the beginning of the path, a "B" at the end of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.

21. How large did the object appear to you as compared to an object with which you are familiar?
Echo I

22. We wish to know the angular size. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known object and note how much of the object is covered by the head of the match. If you had performed this experiment at the time of the sighting, how much of the object would have been covered…