Project 10073 Record Card — Cincinnati, Ohio, 4 December 1957

This document is a collection of materials related to UAP sightings and reports from December 1957. The primary component is a Project 10073 Record Card detailing a sighting on December 4, 1957, over Cincinnati, Ohio. A witness, identified as a 36-year-old male student at an Institute of Technology, reported seeing a white light, as bright as the moon, descending toward the horizon for two to three seconds before disappearing. The witness, who had flight training, initially suspected it might be a comet but the official conclusion on the record card identifies the object as a meteor, noting that the Earth was entering the Geminids meteor shower at the time. The document also includes a technical information sheet filled out by the witness, which provides further details such as the altitude (25,000 feet) and the lack of sound. Beyond this specific case, the document contains miscellaneous materials, including a page from 'Saucer News' (June-July 1958) discussing a 'saucer with hieroglyphics' found in Yorkshire, England, which is treated as a potential hoax. Another section includes a list of sightings from December 5-9, 1957, categorized by location, observer, and evaluation, showing a mix of balloons, aircraft, meteors, and astronomical phenomena. There is also a report regarding a piece of metal found by a farmer in Fleming, Saskatchewan, which was investigated by local authorities and found to be a potential hoax or misidentified object. The compilation serves as a snapshot of the types of reports handled by the U.S. Air Force under Project 10073, illustrating the process of filtering reports through astronomical and conventional explanations.