Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Deering, New Hampshire, August 1958

This document collection details a UFO sighting reported by a civilian family in New Hampshire. The primary event occurred on August 27, 1958, near Deering, New Hampshire, while the family was traveling in their car. The witnesses described observing a single, reddish-orange, saucer-shaped object, which they likened to two saucers stacked atop one another, resembling a steel plate under high temperature. The object was estimated to be 50 to 75 feet above the ground and moving at approximately 110-120 m.p.h. before disappearing into the tree line. The witnesses reported no sound and noted the absence of windows, ports, or rudders. The family did not report the incident at the time, fearing ridicule, but eventually contacted the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in late 1959 after viewing a documentary film about unidentified flying objects. The correspondence includes a series of letters between the witnesses and Major Lawrence J. Tacker of the Air Force's Public Information Division. Major Tacker initially informed the family that the sighting was too old to be properly evaluated. However, upon the family's insistence that the event was significant, he provided them with official Air Force technical information sheets to document their observations. The family completed these questionnaires in January 1960, providing detailed sketches and descriptions of the object's motion and appearance. The official Air Force record card for the incident, Project 10073, ultimately concluded that the report was unreliable due to the significant time lapse between the sighting and the official submission, rendering a valid investigation impossible. The file also contains supporting documentation, including a letter from the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture confirming the date and location of an auction the family was attending on the day of the sighting, which helped verify their timeline. The witnesses remained convinced that the object was a genuine, unidentified flying object, possibly of foreign or planetary origin, and expressed frustration that their report was dismissed due to the delay.