Project 10073 Record Card — Newton, Ohio, 29 June 1960

This document is a collection of records and correspondence related to Project 10073, primarily focusing on a sighting report from Newton, Ohio, on 29 June 1960. The primary report details a civilian witness who observed a very bright object that changed colors from white to green, red, and rust over a period of one and a half hours. The witness described the object as having finger-like projections and moving very slowly to the west. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) conducted an investigation, which included checking with local flight services, municipal control towers, and radar facilities at Lunken Airport and Boone County Airport. All official checks returned negative results. The final conclusion reached by the investigators was that the object was the planet Jupiter, and that the reported flickering and color changes were likely caused by a haze layer in the atmosphere. The document also includes a series of 'News Briefs' and information sheets covering other reported sightings in June 1960, including incidents in England, New York, Seattle, Bermuda, Akron, and Tennessee. These additional reports describe various phenomena, such as circular ground imprints in England and Tennessee, and disc-shaped objects observed near the moon. The file also contains administrative correspondence, including a letter from Lt. Colonel Lawrence J. Tacker regarding a separate inquiry, and a memo for record concerning the destruction of Space Track records after the agency was discontinued in 1961. The overall file serves as a repository for both formal military investigations and collected press clippings regarding UAP sightings during the summer of 1960.