Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Princeton, New Jersey, 2 Nov 60
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A civilian sighting of 6-8 objects in V-formation over Princeton, NJ, was investigated and attributed to SAC bomber and tanker traffic participating in a military exercise called 'Top Team'.
This document details a UFO sighting report filed under Project 10073, occurring on November 2, 1960, in Princeton, New Jersey. A civilian witness reported observing six to eight high-flying, white, pea-sized objects moving in a rough V-formation from East to West. The observation lasted approximately three minutes before the objects faded out at the western horizon. The witness, an employee of the Roebling Corporation, was deemed to be of good reliability. The investigation, conducted by Captain William S. Barnett of the New York Air Defense Sector, involved coordinating with the New York Air Movements Information Section to identify potential air traffic in the area. The investigation concluded that the sighting was likely caused by Strategic Air Command (SAC) bomber and tanker tracks. These aircraft were participating in a coordinated exercise between SAC and the Air Defense Command (ADC) known as 'Top Team,' which was active on November 2 and 3, 1960. The report notes that there was excellent correlation between the SAC flight paths and the reported sighting, leading the authorities to consider the case closed.
An extensive exercise 'TOP TEAM' was being run at the time of the sighting and excellent corollation was determined between SAC traffic passing over the Princeton, NJ area at the time of the sighting and the sighting itself.
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Official Assessment
It was determined that there were a number of SAC bomber and tanker tracks passing over Princeton at the time of this sighting which could have been the cause for this sighting.
The sighting was correlated with SAC bomber and tanker tracks participating in a coordinated exercise between SAC and ADC known as 'Top Team'.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- William S. BarnettChief, Intelligence Div., Hq, New York Air Defense Sector