Project 10073 Record Card — Tipp City, Ohio, 29 May 1952

On 29 May 1952, at approximately 2300 EST, Captain Govednik, a physicist with the special projects group at WADC, and Major Franklin, affiliated with the Institute, observed an unusual object while using a 6-inch telescope in Tipp City, Ohio. The witnesses reported that the object appeared similar to a 2nd magnitude star. During the initial observation, the object was seen near Spica and moved toward Delta Corvis, covering 30 degrees of arc in 10 to 15 seconds. Approximately thirty minutes later, the same or a similar object was observed moving from North to South between the same two stars. The witnesses examined the object through 10-power glasses and noted that it displayed steady red and green lights, but produced no sound. The observers noted that the light eventually faded out. Captain Govednik reported the incident at 0815 EST the following morning. The official record card notes that the first object may have been an aircraft, and the second object was possibly a high-altitude jet, though the witnesses explicitly stated they could see the object but not hear any aircraft on the clear night.