Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Loveland, Ohio, November 1957

This document contains a Project 10073 record card and subsequent correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a school principal in Loveland, Ohio, on November 11, 1957. The witness reported observing an orange-colored object in the western sky at approximately 6:00 PM. The object was described as being about 10 degrees above the horizon, rising for seven minutes before the orange portion disappeared, leaving a black cylindrical object visible. The total duration of the sighting was 12 minutes. The witness provided a detailed sketch and notes, indicating the object was about 1.5 degrees long and 15 to 20 minutes wide, and speculated that it might have become dark due to passing into the earth's shadow. In a letter dated November 19, 1957, Captain Wallace W. Elwood of the Air Force responded to the witness, explaining that a weather balloon had been released southwest of the location just before 6:00 PM. The Air Force stated that the balloon carried running lights and was moving with winds from the southwest at 20 to 25 knots. While the Air Force acknowledged they could not account for the specific cylindrical shape reported, they maintained that experience with hundreds of similar reports indicated that balloons observed near dawn or dusk often take on reddish-orange appearances due to the reflection of the sun's rays. The file includes the original record card, the official response letter, and the witness's original report and diagram.