Project 10073 Record Card — Ottawa, Ohio, April 25, 1953

This document contains records and correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported on April 25, 1953, in the vicinity of Ottawa, Ohio. The report originated from a Ground Observer Corps (GOC) post, specifically Post FM 58. The primary witnesses included the post supervisor, their family, and the county Civil Defense director. The observers reported two distinct objects. The first object was described as an oblong, cigar-shaped entity that changed colors from brilliant red to brilliant white and bluish-white, moving at a high rate of speed toward the southwest for a duration of a few seconds. The second object was described as round, larger than a star, and stationary for approximately 20 minutes. The Air Force investigation, conducted by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), evaluated the reports. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the first sighting was a meteor, and the second sighting was the moon. This conclusion was communicated to a private citizen in a letter dated July 3, 1963, signed by Lt. Colonel William J. Lookadoo of the Public Information Division. The documentation includes the original Project 10073 record card, internal military teletype communications (CITE NO. 203-24), and the subsequent correspondence confirming the official evaluation of the events.