Project 10073 Record Cards and Disposition Form - January 1957

This document contains Project 10073 record cards and a disposition form detailing two separate UFO sightings reported in Dayton, Ohio, in January 1957. The first report, dated January 1, 1957, describes a stationary object with rays, appearing in colors of red, green, and white. The witness, a civilian, compared the object's appearance to a pin-point of light or someone using an arc welder at a distance. After investigation by the Staff Duty Officer (SDO) and Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO), the object was officially identified as the star Sirius. The second report, dated January 7, 1957, involves a UFO observed moving westward toward the moon. This report was relayed to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) by the Dayton Civil Defense Headquarters. Upon receiving the report, the SDO contacted RAPCON (Radar Approach Control) to check for radar contacts. The radar check revealed no unidentified objects in the vicinity; the only object detected within a 40-mile radius was an aircraft proceeding westward on the Victor 47 airway. The disposition form, signed by Major J.J. Connair, Jr., confirms that the January 7 sighting was investigated and attributed to an aircraft. The documentation includes a technical information sheet filled out by the witness of the January 1 sighting, providing details on the observation conditions, the witness's location, and their subjective impressions of the object's behavior.