PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - Newark, New Jersey - 28 Jan 61

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported in Newark, New Jersey, on January 28, 1961. The witness, an individual concerned with national security who claims to have submitted ICBM designs to the Air Force, reported observing a dark gray, wingless object moving from East to West at approximately 6:30 P.M. The witness described the object as being the size of a jet and noted that it made a sound like a jet plane before disappearing behind a house. The witness initially attempted to report the sighting to a Florida missile base but received no information. Following the submission of a formal questionnaire, the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) evaluated the report. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the object was likely a conventional jet aircraft flying in the area, noting that the witness's description was consistent with an aircraft observed at night. The document includes the original record card, the witness's completed questionnaire, and a letter from Lt. Colonel Lawrence J. Tacker of the Public Information Division, which acknowledges the report and requests further details for analysis.