Project 10073 Record Card — Bothell, Washington, 9 January 1961

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UAP sighting in Bothell, Washington, on January 9, 1961. The witness, a resident of Bothell, reported observing two burnt-orange objects at approximately 0719 hours. According to the witness's description, the objects appeared to be tumbling and descending, eventually bursting in the sky. The witness noted that the objects were visible for approximately six minutes and that they were not accompanied by any sound. The witness also referenced a prior sighting on November 30, 1960, which she had previously reported to Senator Jackson. The witness expressed skepticism regarding 'flying saucers' or 'strange space people' and suggested that the objects might be sky rockets, though she doubted any sky rocket could reach such altitudes or exhibit the observed behavior. The correspondence includes a letter from Lt. Colonel Lawrence J. Tacker of the Air Force Office of Information, dated January 18, 1961, acknowledging the witness's report to Colonel Carl M. Nelson of the Congressional Inquiry Division. The Air Force informed the witness that there was insufficient evidence to reach a valid conclusion and requested that she complete a formal technical questionnaire for the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The witness completed the questionnaire, providing sketches and detailed descriptions of the objects' motion and appearance. The official conclusion recorded on the project card is 'insufficient data for evaluation.' The file reflects the administrative process of handling civilian reports of unidentified aerial phenomena during the early 1960s, including the coordination between congressional inquiries and military intelligence agencies.