Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Eaton, Ohio, 7 August 1956
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported a stationary bright orange light in Eaton, Ohio, on 7 August 1956. The Air Technical Intelligence Center classified the case as having insufficient data for evaluation due to an inability to contact the witness and geographical confusion.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and an associated disposition form dated 8 August 1956, detailing a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Eaton, Ohio. The incident occurred on 7 August 1956 at 2400 hours local time. The witness observed a stationary, bright orange light for a duration of five minutes, noting its position at 110 degrees and 35 feet above the horizon. The report was initially filed by 2d Lt. McGrath and subsequently processed by 1st Lt. Wallace W. Elwood of the Air Technical Intelligence Center. The investigation into the sighting was hindered by the inability to re-establish contact with the observer to obtain additional details. Furthermore, the investigation faced logistical confusion due to the presence of two different locations named Eaton within the state of Ohio. Consequently, the official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center was that there was insufficient data available to conduct a proper evaluation of the phenomenon. The report was routed through Wright-Patterson Air Force Base operations.
Could not contact observer for more information. Complicated by fact two Eaton's in Ohio.
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Official Assessment
insufficient Data for Evaluation
The sighting involved a stationary bright orange light observed for five minutes. Investigators were unable to contact the observer for further information, and the report was complicated by the existence of two locations named Eaton in Ohio.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- McGrath2d Lt. who authored the original report