Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — October 14, 1956 Sightings

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and accompanying correspondence from the Civilian Research, Interplanetary Flying Objects (C.R.I.F.O.) organization, dated November 7, 1956. The correspondence is addressed to Captain G. T. Gregory at the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The primary subject is a series of UFO sightings reported in the greater Cincinnati, Ohio area on October 14, 1956. One specific report involves a witness in Batavio, Ohio, who observed a reddish-orange object with a vapor trail for more than one minute. The witness described the object as turning at a right angle. The official conclusion recorded on the card is that the object was an aircraft. The correspondence also includes details about photographs and negatives provided by a witness who is an employee of General Electric and a member of the Cincinnati Astronomical Society. This witness had been photographing the moon when he captured an image of an object that could not be easily explained. The author of the letter, representing C.R.I.F.O., expresses a desire to assist the military command and mentions ongoing communication with Dr. J. Allen Hynek regarding the materials. The document highlights the civilian organization's efforts to provide data to the military while maintaining the anonymity of their sources. The comments section on the record card provides a technical assessment of the vapor trail, suggesting that its appearance and dissipation were likely due to atmospheric conditions and the observer's perspective relative to the aircraft's movement.