Project 10073 Record Card — Lorain, Ohio, 16 July 1957

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and a formal letter dated July 16, 1957, detailing a sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena in Lorain, Ohio. The primary witness, a woman residing on the south side of East Erie Avenue, reported that at 5:15 A.M. on July 16, 1957, she, her husband, and their 24-year-old daughter observed four dazzling white lights. The witness, who explicitly identified herself as a skeptic, stated that the objects appeared from behind a row of trees on the lake bank and were initially mistaken for stars before they began moving. The objects were described as being at an exceedingly high altitude and roughly the size of a baseball. The group watched the lights until they passed over their home heading southwest. The witness noted that a plane from Cleveland Hopkins Airport was passing over the house heading northwest at the time, providing a point of comparison. The witness contacted the Ground Observer Corp on the advice of a local individual named Mr. Webber. She expressed a strong desire for anonymity, stating that she did not want to be accused of having 'flipped' or to be associated with 'hoax' or 'publicity seekers.' She emphasized that she simply wanted to know what they had seen. Her fifteen-year-old son reportedly believed the objects were 'flying saucers.' The official record card for Project 10073 summarizes the event, noting the four objects and the lack of radar or photographic evidence. The official conclusion recorded on the card suggests that while there was very little information, the objects could possibly have been aircraft.