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PROJECT I0073 RECORD CARD
I. DATE LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
4 January, 1960 Bloomfield, Connecticut 0 Was Balloon
0 Probobly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
Local $900 Ground-Visual Ground-Rador Was Aircraft
Probably Aircralt
GMT 2L00Z Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar D Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS . SOURCE 0 Was Astronomicol
Y 000 Probably Astronomical
No Civilian Possibly Astronomicol
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE Other.
000 Insufficiant Data for Evaluation
60 Seconds One NW to West Unknown
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Yellow-orange object which appeared as a It appeors that the witness saw a
light in the sky, size the of a pin. Had jet type a/c with the steady tail
a low I rumbling sound. lignt. These lights can be seen from
approximately 6o deg to both sides approximately 60 deg to both sides
of dead astern. The runble could of dead astern. The rurible could
have baen the sound of this same a/c. have been the sound of this same a/c.
Sulman. Sulman.
ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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c. In open countryside?
c. Outdoors d. Flying near an airfield?
d. In an airplane e. Flying over a city?
e. At seo f. Flying over open country?
f. Other _ g.
27. What were you doing at the time you saw the object, and how did you happen to notice it?
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28.1 What direction were you moving? (Circle One)
a. North c. East East e. South South g. West
b. Northeast b. Northeast d. d. Southeast Southeast f. Southwest Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moving? How fast were you moving? miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes Yes No No
29. What direction were you 29. What direction were you you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you locking when you last saw the object? Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular direction), try to estimate the number of degrees the object was
from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
31.1 When it first appeared:
a.From true North31 degrees.
b. From horizon. degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared:
a. From true North degrees.
b. From horizon_ degrees.

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3. In the following sketch, imagine thut you are at the point shown. Place an "A" on the curved line to show how
high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you first saw it. Place a "B" on the some curved line to
show how high the object was above the horizon (skyline) when you lost saw it.
33. In the following larger sketch place an "A" at the position the object was when you first saw it, and a "B" at its
position when you last saw it. Refer to smaller sketch as an example of how to complete the largar sketch.

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34. What were the weather conditions at the time you saw the object?
34.1 CLOUDS (Circle One) 34.2 WIND (Circle One)
a. Cleor sky a. No wind
b. Hazy b. Slight broeze
c. Scattered clouds c. Strong wind
d. Thick or heavy clouds d. Don't remember
e. Don't remember
34.3 WEATHER (Circle One) 34.4 TEMPERATURE (Circle One)
a. Dry a. Cold
b. Fog, mist, or light rain b. Cool
c. Moderate or heavy rain c. Warm
d. Snow Hot
e. Don't remember e. Don't remember
3. When did you report to some official that you had seen the object?
5 12n.
Doy Month Year c
36. Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too? 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they see the object too?
(Circle One) (Circle One) Yes No
36.2 Please list their names and addresses:
Bloott Logn.
7.Was this the first time that you had seen an object or objects like this?
(Circle One) Yes) No
37.1 IF you onswered NO, then whan, where, and under what circumstances did you see other ones?
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38. In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?
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3Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then what speed would you estimate? _m.p.h.
40. Do you think you can estimate how far away from you th object was?
(Circle One) Yes No
IF you answered YEs, then how for away would you say it was? feot.
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NAME Last Nome Firat Nome
Middlo Nom
ADDRESS
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TELEPHONE NUMBER
What is your present job? Autheorithe biviion
United Airurept Lorp
Ago
Please indicate any special educational training that you hava had.
a. Grode school _ a. Grode school_ e. o. e.. Technical school. Technical school
b. High school_ b. High school _. (Type)_- (Type) _
c. College C.Collage. f. Other special training —
d. Post graduate
Date you completed this questionnaire: FA 1960
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SAFOI-2a/Maj Tacker/mhb/72291
15 January 1960
Dear Mr
This is to acknovledge your letter of 5 Jamuary 1960
regarding the sighting of an unidentified flying object in
the vicinity of Bl Januery,
Your letter conteins insufficient information for 8
valid conclusion. Therefore, request you complete the
etteched Air Force Questionnaire in sighting
end forward the completed paper to the Aerospace Technical end forward the completed paper to the Aerospace Technical C
Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson Air F rce Base, Ohio
for anslysis and for anslysis and evaluation. evaluation.
Sincerely,
Inclosive Inclosuve LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Ma,jor, USAP Ma,jor, USAT
Public Information Division Information Division
office of Information
Bloomfield, Connecticut
T8 3n Comeback OI-3d
Reader OI-1

seconds to move into a position almost due west of where I was standing,
and it remained at about the same angular elevation during its motion.
The light was yellow-orange in characteristic, rather
than its motion, that first attracted my attention. The light was
slightly brighter than a first magnitude star and although its small size
was close to the limit of resolution of my vision, the light appeared to
have an area considerably larger than the apparent size of a star, perhaps
being approximately circular in shape. squinted to increase' the
sharpness of the image, and the light still appeared
shape.
After watching the light for about 15 seconds, I summoned my sister to
see it, and I walked to the side of the house --- away from the glare of
porch light --- to continue watching it. My sister arrived, watched for
about i5 seconds. then went indoors because of cold Very soon after-
was
I do not discount the possibility that the rumble I heard was a large truck
on a main street a thousand feet from my home. However I doubt that it was
thunder as there were no clouds in the sky, weather corditions were stable,
and no thunder was heard for many hours before and after the time I saw the
light. The sun had set about h:3o Ph and no glow was visible on the western
horizon at 7:oo Ph, when the light was seen. 1 The temperature was about
15 to 25 degrees Fahrenheit. At no time did I see any other lights accom-
panying this single light, such as aircraft running lights.
Yours truly,

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U. S. AIR FORCE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SHEET
(SUMMARY DATA)
In order that your information may be filed and coded as accurately as possible, please use
the following space to write a short description of the event that you observed. You may re-
peat information that you have already given in the questionnaire, and add any further comments,
statements, or sketches that you believe are important. Try to present the details of the observa-
tion in the order in which they occurred. Additional pages of the same size paper moy bo attached
if they are needed.
NAME (Do Not Write in This Space)
(Pleaso Print)
CODE:
SIGNATURE
DATE
The following is a copy of my letter of January 5, l960, which was answered by Major
Lawrence J. Tacker:
At almost exactly 7:00 PM Eastern Standard Time on January L, 1960, I saw an appar-
ently unexplainable light in the northwest. I had stepped out of the I back door of
my home and happened to look skyward, noting that the night was cool and clear.
Almost immediately I saw a light in the northwest, at an elevation of approximately
25 to 30 degrees. I It was moving slowly but perceptibly toward the West at a speed
such that it took about 3o to ho seconds to move into a position almost due west of
motion, that first attracted my attention. The light was slightly brighter than a
first magnitude star and elthough its small size was close to the limit of resolution
of my vision, the light appeared to have an area considerably larger than the
apparent area of a star, perhaps being approximately circular in shape. I squinted
to increase the sharpness of the image, and th light still appear be circular in
shape.
After watching the light for about 15 seconds, I summoned my sister to see it, and I
walked to the side of the house --- away from the Fhare of a porch light --- to con-
tinue watching it. My sister arrived, watched for about 15 seconds, then went indoors
because of the cold. Very soon afterward the light, by now about due west of me,
began to slow up. Then it just about stopped, and over a period of 5 seconds its
intenaity dropped to a level such that the light was barely visible, ' Ten seconds
later it disanpeared from view entirely. I kept looking for it for several more
minutes, but did not see it reappear. Within a few seconds of the time it
disappeared, I heard a rather loud rumbling sound lasting about 5 seconds, very much

is that I happened to in a position to
see this LFo as a result of an interestins coincidence.
About an hour'before the UFO was seen, I decided to go into downtown Hartford, sev-
eral miles away, to take some books out of the library. I picked up my library card
from the place where it has been kept for years, and placed it in my shirt pocket,
the place where I always put documents or notes that I am using and want to take
somewhere. 1 However, after selecting the books I wanted at the library, I went to
check them out and suddenly realized that I had forgotten to bring the library card.
The strange thing was, I had brought the library card. I asked the checkout girl at
the library several times to let me take the books out without my card, but she
insisted that this was against the rules. For some reason it never occurred to me to
look in tha n thene I nannv all m loose
in ny pocket, I checked and of course it was.  I then turned, went out the door on
the way back down to the library to Fet the books, and 5 seconds after stepping out
the back door saw this UFo.
This lapse of memory concerning my library card was the sole thing that enabled me to
see the Uro. For if I had remembered thet I hed it with me, I would have checked out
my books in a shorter time than I spent arguing with tho girl, and would have come
home a mirute or two earlier, and would not have stepped out the door again.
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I'd appreciate it if you'd let me know what the final evaluation is of this UFO
eiphting.

Ploase try to answer any questions as you possibly can. The information that you give will
bo used for re search purposes, and will bo regarded as confidential matorial. Your name will not
ba used in connection with any statoments, conclusions, or publications without your permission.
We request this personal information so that, if it is deemed necessary, we may contact you for
further details.
1. Whan did you sse the object? Hour DO
Minutas
4 Fan. 11
Day Month Year (Circle One): A.M. or P.M.
3. Time zone:
(Circle One): a Eastern (Circle Ona): Daylight Saving
b. Cantral Cantral b. Standard b. Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific d. Pacific
e. Other
4Where wore you when you sow the objecr? 4Where wore you when you sow the object?
Bloomril Bloomii Connecticut
Nactest Pastal Address Nactest Postal Address City or Town City or Town Stot or Country Stote or Country
Additional remarks:_a Additional remarks:
5. Estimate how long you saw the object. nahiact 1a0
Hours Minutes Saconds
5.1 Circle one of the following to indicate how certain you are of your answar to Quastion 5.
a. Certain c.Not vary sura
b. Fairly certain d. Just a guess
6. What was the conditicn of the sky?
(Circla One): a. Bright doylight d. Just a trace of daylight
b. Dull doylight o. No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight f. Don't remamber
7. IF you saw the object during DAYLIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, whare was the SUN located os you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b. In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't romember
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IF you saw tha object at NIGHT, TWILIGHT, or DAWN, what did you notice concerning the STARS and MOON?
8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One):
a. Nona a.Bright moonlight
b. A few b. Dull moonlight
c. Many c. No moonlight - pitch dark
d. Don't remomber d. Don't romamber
Wos the object brighter than the background of the sky?
(Cirele One): a. Yes b. No . Don't remamber
.IF it wos BRiGHTER THAN the sky background, was the brightness like that of an automobile headlight?:
(Circle One) a. A mile or more away (a distant car)?
b. Saveral blocks away?
c. A block away?
d. Savera! yards away?
e. Other e. Other
1. Did the object: 1.Did the object: (Circlo One for each question)
.Appear to stand still at any time? . Appear to stand still at any time? Yes No Don't Know
b. Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? b. Suddonly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos No Don't Know
c. c, Break up into parts or explode? Yes No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yes Yes No Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes No Not Don't Know
g. g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yes No Don't Know
1Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tall what
it moved behind:
.Did the object move in front of somathing af anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): Yes No Don't Know. IF you answared YES, than tell what
it moved in front of:
14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? b. Transparont? c. Don't Know.
15.Did you obsorve the object through any of the following?
a. Eyeglasses Yes No o. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glosses Yos f. Teloscope Yes No
c. Windshield Yes g. Theodolita Yes No
d. Window glass Yas No h. Other _

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of the objoct that you saw such ds wings, protruslons, ete., ond espoclally exhauat trails or vapor tralls. Ploee
an orrow beside the drawing to show the directlon the object was moving.
e object shih eppered se i li nt in the JL
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18. Tho edges of the objact were:
(Cirale Ono): a. Furzy or blurred (Circlo Ono): a. Furzy or blurred ", n, Othat Othet
b. Like a bright stor b. Like a bright s tor
c. Sharply outlined
d. Don'tremembor
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19. IF there wes MORE THAN ONE object, then how many were there?
Draw a picture of how they were arrangad, and put an arrow to show the direction that they ware traveling.
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20. Draw a picture thot will show the motion that the object or objects mads. Place an "A" at the boginnlng
of the path, a "B" at tho ond of the path, and show any changes in direction during the course.
West N.W.
B -
It faded aurk A First seenj
21. iF POssiBLE, try to guess or estimato what the real sizo of the object was in lts longest dimansion.
feet. Latih
22. Haw large did the object or objects appear as compared wlth ing objacts hold in the hand
and at about orm's langth?
(Circle One): a Hoad of a pin g. Silver dollar
b. Poa h. Buseball
c. Dima i. Grapafruit
d. Nickel I. Basketball
e. Quartor k. Other
f. Half dollor
22.1 (Circle One of the following to indicate how cerialn you are of your answar to Questlon 22.
a. Certain c. Not vary sure
b. Fairly certoin d. Uncertain
23. How did tho object or objects disappear from view? Its n o trindst the it
Itsains
would It have? Dascribe in your own words a common object or objects whlch when plocad up in the sky would giva tha
same appearancs os the objoct which you sow.
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