Project 10073 Record Card — Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, 7 June 1960

This document file contains records and correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a witness in Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, on June 7, 1960. The witness, while filming contrails in the sky with a standard 8mm Brownie Kodak camera, captured an image of a disc-like phenomenon. She was not aware of the object at the time of filming, noting only a silver, bright object rapidly crossing her vision. The sighting was accompanied by a loud, sonic-type boom heard by multiple residents in the area. The film was subsequently processed by the Canadian Kodak Co., Ltd. in Toronto. The 4239th Strategic Wing at Kincheloe Air Force Base forwarded the damaged film to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for analysis. ATIC investigators, including Major Friend, analyzed the film and concluded that the disc-like image was a lens aberration caused by the camera lens being exposed to direct sunlight. The investigators further noted that the contrails visible in the footage moved from top to bottom, indicating camera motion. Regarding the reported sonic boom, the Air Force concluded it was likely caused by jet aircraft operating in the area at the time. The file includes the Project 10073 record card, internal Air Force correspondence requesting and providing the analysis, and a note indicating the inclusion of three 2 1/4" x 3 1/4" negatives. The film was returned to the witness following the conclusion of the investigation.