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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  25 Oct 59 | Mansfield, Pennsylvania | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local GMT 25/2338Z & 2340Z | 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 Meteor ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 10 secs, 4 secs | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS two | 9. COURSE NW  …

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SECRET
SECRET
February 23, 1960

Information Office
Department of Defense
Washington, D.C.

Dear sirs:

On Sunday, October 25, 1959, and at 6:38 P.M. E.S.T., I observed from a hill outside Mansfield, Pennsylvania, a long white streak in the sky. It began in the S.S.W. and traveled west to the horizon, taking about ten seconds. Two minutes later, at 6:40 P.M., a green glow appeared almost due south. This had an erratic bouncing motion at first, then settled down to a steady glow - still with a greenish tint, and also traveling west. This second glow was visible for about four seconds, and se…

SABOI-3d/Maj Tacker/mhb/72291

8 March 1960

Dear Mr. :

This is to acknowledge your letter of 23 February regarding the sighting of an unidentified flying object.

Your letter does not contain sufficient information for a valid conclusion. Therefore, request you complete the attached Air Force Questionnaire in regard to the sighting and forward the completed paper to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio for analysis and evaluation.

Sincerely,

LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, USAF
Public Information Division
Office of Information

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