Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Ney and Archbold, Ohio, September 1957

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported on September 5, 1957, in the vicinity of Archbold and Ney, Ohio. The report originated from Detachment 4 of the 4671st Ground Observer Squadron, which forwarded a letter from a local Justice of the Peace and former Ground Observer Corps supervisor. According to the report, two female witnesses observed a bright, oval-shaped object that appeared to shine like a mirror. The object was described as wavering in the air before moving vertically and then horizontally. A bright red light was observed flashing on the upper portion of the object. While the witnesses initially suspected the object was an aircraft in distress, they maintained that it did not behave like an aircraft. The object eventually departed at a rapid rate of speed toward the southeast. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 card is that there was insufficient data for a proper evaluation of the sighting. The military correspondence notes that standard forms 112 and 112a were not available at the unit at the time of the report.