Project 10073 Record Card — Jaffrey Center, New Hampshire, 20 May 1960

On May 20, 1960, at 0002Z, a witness in Jaffrey Center, New Hampshire, observed an unidentified aerial object. The witness, who was awake and had checked their watch, described the object as a very bright, deep gold, clear-cut circle or disc, approximately three times the size of a planet or similar to the sun. The object was seen through thick clouds, moving diagonally from top to bottom across a window measuring approximately five feet by three feet. The witness reported that the object appeared in the East of South, high in the sky, and disappeared in the West of South, low in the sky, appearing to descend. The sighting lasted approximately one minute. The witness noted that their spouse also observed the object. The report was initially delayed, with the witness providing a verbal report on May 23, 1960, and submitting the formal report on June 17, 1960. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) evaluated the report under Project 10073. The official analysis suggested the object was likely a reflection, though they noted that there was insufficient data to support this claim definitively. The investigators remarked that if the object had been a balloon, it would not have crossed the window area so quickly, and an aircraft would likely have crossed much faster. A handwritten note on the report indicates the object was not a satellite, possibly a balloon, and if not, it was classified as a UFO. A follow-up letter from Warren W. McCurdy of the Public Information office, dated July 26, 1960, informed the witness that the nature of the observation could not be determined and that the report was being forwarded to the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for further review.