Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting Report, Summer 1960

This document contains a U.S. Air Force Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a private pilot in the summer of 1960. The witness, a 57-year-old pilot with extensive flight experience, reported observing two circular, metallic discs while flying from New Jersey to Reading, Pennsylvania. According to the witness, the objects appeared approximately 20 miles southeast of Philadelphia at an altitude of 3,000 feet. The objects were described as 40 to 50 feet in diameter, 6 to 8 feet thick at the center, and tapered to a thin edge. They were reportedly made of a shiny, metallic material resembling stainless steel or polished aluminum, and were surrounded by an orange-yellow flame with trailing grayish-black smoke. The witness noted that the outer edges of the objects appeared to be spinning. The objects maintained a straight, level flight path toward the west at an estimated speed of 300 m.p.h., which the witness estimated to be two to three times his own speed. After passing the witness, the objects reportedly increased speed and disappeared to the west. The witness stated that there was no audible sound. The Air Force responded to the witness on June 21, 1960, via Lt. Col. Lawrence J. Tacker, informing him that his initial letter contained insufficient information for a valid conclusion and requesting that he complete the standard Air Force questionnaire for further evaluation by the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The file includes the completed questionnaire, sketches provided by the witness, and internal Air Force routing slips indicating that the report was being processed alongside other sightings.