Project 10073 Record Card and Disposition Form — Vandalia, Ohio, 20 June 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 Record Card and a supporting Disposition Form detailing a UFO sighting reported on 20 June 1957 in Vandalia, Ohio. A civilian witness contacted the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) Command Post at 1835 EST to report a round object slowly climbing in a northward direction. The initial report was received by a Staff Duty Non-Commissioned Officer (SDNCO), who failed to complete the required UFO Questionnaire at the time. A subsequent investigation by Staff Duty Officer (SDO) Captain R. C. Webb clarified the incident. Captain Webb contacted the local U.S. Weather Bureau station, which confirmed that they had launched a weather balloon at 1830, just five minutes prior to the civilian's observation. The balloon was reported to have drifted slowly to the north, matching the description provided by the witness. Major J. Connair, Jr., the Adjutant, processed the extract of this report on 21 June 1957, noting that the explanation was satisfactory and that the witness was satisfied with the conclusion. The documentation serves as an example of the administrative process used by the Air Force to investigate and resolve civilian reports of unidentified aerial phenomena during the late 1950s.