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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - 3 November 1956 - Cincinnati, Ohio

📅 3 November 1956 📍 Cincinnati, Ohio 🏛 AIR TECH INTEL CEN WPAFB CHIC 📄 sighting_report
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TL;DR

A 15-year-old civilian reported a luminous white object in Cincinnati on November 3, 1956. Military investigators concluded the object was a meteor based on its short duration and downward trajectory.

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated military message detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on November 3, 1956, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The report documents a single, round, luminous white object observed by a 15-year-old civilian. The witness described the object as appearing to be the size of a pencil eraser held at arm's length. The object followed a downward flight path and disappeared beyond the horizon after being observed for a duration of three to six seconds. The report confirms that no photographs were taken and no radar contact was made. The official conclusion reached by the investigating officer, Captain Joseph F. Podvojski, was that the sighting was caused by a meteor, citing the object's description and the short duration of the event as the primary evidence for this determination. The document includes standard military routing information, referencing Air Force Regulation 200-2, and was processed through the 58th Air Division and the Air Technical Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

One round luminous white object the size of a pencil eraser at arm's length. Object was seen in a downward flight path disappearing beyond the horizon after having been viewed for 3 to 6 seconds.

Official Assessment

Description, duration, indicate that sighting was caused by a meteor.

The object was identified as a meteor based on its appearance, duration, and flight path.

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