Project 10073 Record Card and Sighting Summaries (August 1956)

This document is a compilation of various UFO sighting reports and administrative records from August 1956, maintained under Project 10073. The collection includes a formal record card for a sighting in Worthington, Ohio, on August 31, 1956, which was officially attributed to a spotlight reflection from the Ohio State Fair. The document also contains several 'Information Only' case summaries detailing various civilian and military observations throughout August 1956. These include reports from Tiburon, California, where a witness observed objects he initially thought were birds but later speculated were 'flying saucers' due to their estimated speed; a report from the Canadian Rockies involving an RCAF jet pilot who photographed an object; and sightings in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, Eureka, California, Williamstown, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Ohio, and London, England. Additionally, the document includes a summary table of sightings from September 1-12, 1956, categorizing them by date, location, observer type, and evaluation (e.g., Balloon, Aircraft, Astro, Unidentified). A specific correspondence from a witness to Dr. Hynek is included, detailing a sighting from August 20, 1956, where the witness observed a large, blunt-shaped object with a dome-like structure that appeared to 'park' in the sky before accelerating rapidly. The document reflects the military's systematic approach to collecting, categorizing, and evaluating these reports, often dismissing them as astronomical phenomena, aircraft, or reflections, while maintaining records for those that remained unidentified or required further investigation.