Correspondence Regarding UFO Sighting - 25 September 1960

This document file contains correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Canada on 25 September 1960. The witness, located 30 miles east of Windsor, observed an oblong object with the brightness of a first-magnitude star, which traveled a straight course at an extremely high altitude without making any sound. The observation lasted less than 15 seconds. The witness initially reported the sighting to the ICBM Test Centre at Cape Canaveral, which subsequently forwarded the report to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base for evaluation. The official response, authored by Lt. Colonel Lawrence J. Tacker of the Public Information Division, concluded that the object was highly probable to be a meteor. The explanation provided to the witness detailed the physics of meteors, noting that their velocities range from 15 to 50 miles per second and that they become visible at approximately 85 miles altitude due to ionization. The correspondence emphasizes that the 'fuzzy' appearance and the trail described by the witness are consistent with the behavior of a meteor entering the atmosphere. The file includes the original record card (Project 10073), the transmittal memo from the Air Force Missile Test Center, the witness's original letter, and the final response from the Air Force to the witness.