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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 30 Aug 60 | 2. LOCATION | South Tewksbury, Massachusetts  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 0258 GMT 30/0758Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☑ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 1st objt -- 2 sec 2nd objt -- 1/4 sec or less | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | two  |
|  9. SOURCE | SE | 10. COURSE | SE  |
|  11. COMMENTS | Witness claims to have seen the objects between the house and some trees which are located about 200' away. Witne…

September 15, 1960

Mrs.
Tewksbury, Massachusetts

Dear Mrs.

We have not been able to determine the nature of your recent observation, and are therefore forwarding your report to:

Air Technical Intelligence Center
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
Ohio

Any further correspondence regarding this matter should be sent to them.

Thank you for your time and interest.

Respectfully,

Warren W. McCurdy
Public Information

cc: ATIC

ATIC
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RECEIVED

REPORT FORM FOR METEOR OBSERVATION
Information marked * is vital

* Place of observation: South Tewksbury, Mass
R.M.

* Date: August 30
Time: 3:58 daylight saving
(Give Time Standard and whether am. or gm)
2:58 a.m. standard time
(± 2 minutes)

* Accuracy of time given above:
(e.g. say "exact", or "±1 minute", or "±5 minutes", etc.)
(2nd object - appr. 5 minutes later)

* Brightness (compared to stars, planets, moon or other useful standard source such as a street light at a certain distance):
1st object - colored, light blue and red.
2nd object - same brightness as moon or a clear night

Dire…

Dear Sirs,

I wish to make some explanations regarding these objects which my mother has seen as aforesaid. (My mother is arthritic and could not get out of bed to go to the window to try to see more of these objects or follow them. She certainly would have if she could.) From the window which afforded her the view, not much of the sky is visible due to a number of pine trees approximately 200 ft. from the house. Now, she claims that she saw these objects in front of or before these trees. Therefore, these objects couldn't have been more than 70 or 80 feet off the ground, whatever they were. I…

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1st object - combination of blue and red
Color 2nd object - same color and brightness as red
blue red
and red

Did it explode, disintegrate, or suddenly vanish?
Couldn't see.

* Any tail or trail?
no

Did any sound accompany the object?
no

If sound followed later, give time interval:

Was it examined with binoculars or telescopes or photographed?
no

*Give position of trajectory for at least two points with regard
to stars if possible:

Any other remarks:
For more explanations please see other side

Name: [redacted]
Phone No: [redacted]
Address: [redacted]
Date: Sept. 14

Tewksbury, Mass…