Project 10073 Record Card — Beavertown, Ohio, 4 August 1956

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon in Beavertown, Ohio, on August 4, 1956. The witness reported observing a very bright, pin-to-pea sized object directly overhead for a duration of one hour and thirty minutes. The observer also noted that they viewed the object with glasses. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) investigated the report by comparing the witness's account with astronomical data for the specified time and location. The investigation concluded that the object was the star Vega, which was positioned directly overhead at the time of the sighting. The report explicitly notes that balloon tracks and wind data for the local area were analyzed and ruled out as a possible explanation. The observer later verified the identification of the star Vega. The file includes a blank U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet, which appears to be a standard form provided to witnesses for reporting such events, though it remains largely unused in this specific case file.