Project 10073 Record Card and Associated Correspondence — Cincinnati, Ohio Incident, December 1957

This document contains the records and correspondence related to a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Loveland, Ohio, in December 1957. The witness, a female, reported observing a round, bright object that appeared larger than the moon, which hovered before ascending and moving to the right. The witness captured the event on 8mm color movie film using a Revere camera. The report includes a completed Project 10073 record card, a detailed questionnaire, and internal Air Force correspondence regarding the analysis of the film. The Air Force investigation, conducted by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), concluded that the object was the moon. Investigators noted that the film strip contained footage spanning different seasons, from full foliage to snow, and that the object appeared in only a few frames. They also noted that the witness failed to provide specific directional or elevation data despite being asked. A check with radar units and Ground Observer Corps (GOC) posts yielded no reports of unusual activity in the area during the specified timeframe. The Air Force expressed skepticism about the observer's motives, noting that the film was submitted over four months after the incident. The final correspondence from Major Lawrence J. Tacker to the witness confirms the return of the film and states the official conclusion that the object was the moon, supported by an astronomical check showing a full moon on the nights of December 6, 7, and 8, 1957.