Project 10073 Record Card and Related UFO Reports, December 1960

This document is a compilation of UFO sighting reports and intelligence assessments from December 1960, centered on a primary report from December 14, 1960. The primary incident involved a KC-135 aircraft crew, commanded by Captain Edward E. Johnson of the 22d Air Refueling Squadron, who observed a star-shaped object while flying at 32,000 feet near Spokane, Washington. The object, which appeared white and changed to red and orange, was observed for six minutes in level flight from the northwest to the southeast. The report notes that the object passed behind the aircraft and was at an altitude higher than the aircraft. The investigation, conducted by 1st Lt. Edward M. Lewis of the 325th Fighter Wing, concluded that the sighting was likely a satellite vehicle re-entry, noting that the observation correlated with reports from a Canadian AC&W site. The document also includes a list of other sightings from December 16-31, 1960, categorized by location and evaluation, with many attributed to meteors, satellites, or insufficient data. Additionally, the file contains brief, anecdotal reports of other UFO encounters, including a duck hunter near Atlantic City, New Jersey, who reported a disc-shaped object, and a police patrolman in Martinez, California, who observed a large, mysterious lighted UFO for 45 minutes. The document serves as an official record of these reports, processed under Project 10073 and in accordance with Air Force Regulation 200-2.