Project 10073 Record Card - West Hartford, Connecticut - May 1960

This document comprises a series of reports and a record card regarding two UFO sightings reported by a 23-year-old male employee of Pratt and Whitney in West Hartford, Connecticut. The sightings occurred on May 3 and May 6, 1960. The observer, who had four years of service in the USAF, reported seeing an oblong object with a bright white pinpoint and luminous red and green colors that flickered. During the first sighting, the object was observed moving west, stopping, reversing direction, and eventually turning bright red before disappearing. During the second sighting, the object was observed moving parallel to the ground or in a slight arc before disappearing below the horizon. The observer used a surplus army field compass to determine azimuths. The investigation, conducted by Captain Joseph Satriano of the 99th Bomb Wing, noted that the observer had been reading books and articles on UFOs and was discussing the subject with his girlfriend when the first sighting occurred, leading the investigator to label the source as 'prob unreliable.' Official conclusions from the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) suggest that the sightings were likely aircraft. The report emphasizes that the location was in an area crisscrossed by many airways and that the reported colors were highly suggestive of standard aircraft running lights, despite no specific aircraft being identified by Westover AFB or Bradley Field control tower records for those times.