PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD — Seattle, Washington, 6 May 1960

This document details the investigation of a UFO sighting report submitted by a civilian in Seattle, Washington, on May 6, 1960. The witness claimed to have captured four photographs of unidentified flying objects using a Contaflex I 35mm camera and Taylor 7x50 binoculars. The witness provided detailed technical notes on the equipment used, including the use of an Edmund Scientific Co. adapter, and described the objects as saucer-shaped with two dots above, resembling Saturn. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) conducted a formal analysis of the submitted negatives and prints. The investigation concluded that the images were not of aerial phenomena but were instead reflections of street lights captured through a window. The report notes that the witness deliberately manipulated the window angle and opening width between exposures to create the illusion of multiple objects in flight. Military officials, including Colonel Richard R. Shoop and Lt. Colonel Lawrence J. Tacker, characterized the submission as a 'poor, but determined, attempt to perpetrate a hoax.' The correspondence includes internal routing slips, a formal request for analysis, and a final letter from the Air Force to the witness returning the materials and stating the official position that the images were merely light fixtures. The file also references a separate, unrelated investigation into sightings in Oak Hill, West Virginia, which was scheduled for July 21, 1960.