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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  2 Nov 60 | Princeton, New Jersey | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local GMT 02/23h0Z | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 3 min | 8. NUM…

RECEIVED
1 Nov 40 10 33
ATJC

ZCZCSOP 32CZCSWC784ZCJYD751
PF RJEDSQ
DE RJEZJR 26
P 034845Z ZKK
FM NEW YORK ADS MCGUIRE AFB NJ
TO RJWFAL/ALC ENT AFB COLO
RJEZJSN/26 ADIV HANCOCK FLD NY
RJEDSQ/AIR TECHNICAL INTELL CENTER WPAFB OHIO
RJEZHQ/HQ USAF WASH DC
RJEZHS/SECY OF THE AF WASH DC
BT
/UNCLAS/NYOIN 84945. SUBJ: UFO. THE FOLLOWING UFO SUBMITTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF PARA 15, AFR 23
A. DESCRIPTOR OF THE OBJECTS:
(1) NUMBER OF HIGH FLYING OBJECTS
(2) SIZE COMPARED TO KNOWN OBJECT: PEA
(3) COLOR: WHITE
(4) NUMBER: DIM TO EIGHT
(5) FORMATION: ROUGH V-FORMATION, WIDE APRT
(6) NONE
(7) NONE

744E2 …

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(2) NONE
(5) NONE

B. DESCRIPTION OF COURSE OF OBJECTS:
(1) JUST NOTICED MOVING LIGHTS HIGH IN THE WAY.
(2) HIGH AND EASTERLY (290 DEGREES).
(3) 30 DEGREES ABOVE THE HORIZON - WETERLY (270 DEGREES).
(4) EAST TO WEST PASSING HIGH AND FAST.
(5) FADED OUT AT THE WESTERN HORIZON.
(6) OBJECTS VISIBLE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES.

C. NAMMER OF OBSERVATION:
(1) GROUND-VISUAL
(2) NO OPTICAL AIDS USED
(3) NOT APPLICABLE

D. TIME AND DATE OF SIGHTING:
(1) 102/2348Z
(2) LIGHT CONDITIONS: NIGHT

E. LOCATION OF OBSERVER:
PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY - 40 DEGREES 25 MINUTES NORTH, 74 DEGRE…

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(1) CIVILIAN - [redacted], PRINCETON, NJ
TELEPHONE NUMBER - [redacted] EMPLOYED BY ROEBLING CORP., TRENTON, NJ. ESTIMATED TO BE OF GOOD REALIABILITY.

C. WEATHER AND WINDS

(1) OBSERVER STATES WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH A FEW CLOUDS AND A LIGHT MOON.

(2) 60000-260/44
10,000-270/54
16,000-260/42
20,000-260/46
30,000-250/114
50,000-260/70

(3) CEILING: 7,000 FT SCATTERED

(4) VISIBILITY: 10 - 15 MILES

(5) AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER: 2 TENTHS

(6) THUNDERSTORMS IN AREA - NONE

(7) LOW TROPOPAUSE AT 21,000 FEET. THERE WAS AN ISOTHERMAL OF MINUS 20 DEGREES CENTECRADE FROM 20,000 TO 3…

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MOVEMENTS INFORMATION SECTION TO DETERMINE IF ANY AIR TRAFFIC IN THE AREA OF THE SIGHTING WAS THE CAUSE.

J. INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM NEW YORK AIR MOVEMENTS INFORMATION SECTION INDICATED THAT THERE WERE MANY SAC BOMBER AND TANKER TRACKS PASSING OVER THE PRINCETON, NJ AREA AT THE TIME OF THE SIGHTING AS PART OF EXERCISE TOP TEAM WHICH WAS A COORDINATED EXERCISE BETWEEN SAC AND ADC OCCURING ON 2 - 3 NOV '68.

K. WILLIAM S. BARNETT, CAPTAIN, USAF, CHIEF, INTELLIGENCE DIV., HQ, NEW YORK AIR DEFENSE SECTOR. MCGUIRE AFR, NJ. PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT THE PRONABLE CAUS…