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Cold open. This is a declassified record titled “xxxx xx 7204379 Norton Connecticut,” a Project 10073 observation questionnaire filed by a civilian witness in Norton, Connecticut. The document is hosted on The Black Vault archive, and its full text is available at the archive.org link provided. Provenance. The record was released through The Black Vault’s public archive. It appears as a scanned text file dated to the early 1970s, identified by the internal reference number 7204379. No FOIA case number is listed, and the declassification authority is not specified beyond the standard archival release by the United States government. The document. Project 10073 Record Card. Date: [redacted]. Location: Norton, Connecticut. Brief summary of sighting. The witness described a “very bright, solid, gray object” with “shimmering orange” coloration, approximately one hundred feet across at the tips, and about twenty‑five feet thick. The witness believed the object to be a meteor of unusual size and brightness. The questionnaire then asks a series of detailed observations. “Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle one) Yes – No.” “If you answered yes, then what speed would you estimate?” – The witness recorded “40” (units not specified). “Do you think you can estimate how far away the object was? (Circle one) Yes – No.” “If you answered yes, then how far away would you say it was? Feet.” – The witness entered “41.” Personal information. Name: Lost Nomo. Address: [redacted]. City: Zen. Telephone number: [redacted]. Present job: Head lecturer at the Edgerton Institute, Connecticut. Educational background. Grade school – selected. High school – selected. College – selected. Post‑graduate – selected. Technical school – selected. Date questionnaire completed: thirty‑first of an unspecified month, year not indicated. Weather conditions at the time of the sighting. Clouds: clear sky selected. Weather: drizzle selected. Wind: slight breeze selected. Temperature: not recorded. Companions. “Was anyone else with you at the time you saw the object?” – Answer: Yes. “Did they see the object too?” – Answer: Yes. Names and addresses of companions were requested but not provided in the excerpt. Previous sightings. “Was this the first time you had seen an object or objects like this?” – Answer: No. The witness was asked to describe earlier sightings, but those details are not included in the excerpt. Object identification. “In your opinion what do you think the object was and what might have caused it?” – The witness answered: “A U-F-O of unknown nature or cause.” Sketch instructions. The questionnaire includes space for the witness to place markers A and B on a sketch to indicate the object’s altitude at first and last sighting, and to draw a larger sketch showing the object’s trajectory. Location at time of sighting. “Where were you located when you saw the object?” – Answer: Inside a building. Activity at the time. “What were you doing when you saw…

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Cold open. This is a declassified record titled “xxxx xx 7204379 Norton Connecticut,” a Project 10073 observation questionnaire filed by a civilian witness in Norton, Connecticut. org link provided. Provenance. The record was released through The Black Vault’s public archive.

Agency: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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Cold open. This is a declassified record titled “xxxx xx 7204379 Norton Connecticut,” a Project 10073 observation questionnaire filed by a civilian witness in Norton, Connecticut. The document is hosted on The Black Vault archive, and its full text is available at the archive.org link provided…

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What was Declassified Case File about?: Cold open. This is a declassified record titled “xxxx xx 7204379 Norton Connecticut,” a Project 10073 observation questionnaire filed by a civilian witness in Norton, Connecticut. org link provided. Provenance. The record was released through The Black Vault’s public archive.
Why was this case declassified?: This material was released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked in the case notes above so the citation chain is fully auditable.

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