Project 10073 Record Card and Air Intelligence Information Report — Marietta, Ohio, 9 May 1958

This document details the investigation of a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Marietta, Ohio, on 9 May 1958. The source claimed to have observed an object with four amber-white lights and one bright white light, traveling from east to west at approximately 0005 EST. The source, a 40-year-old unemployed individual, claimed to have observed similar objects on two previous occasions. Following the report, investigators from the 1006th AISS conducted a thorough investigation, including checks with the 783rd AC&W Squadron, local police, and the postmaster. The investigation revealed that the source had provided an erroneous address and was known to local authorities as an odd character who lived in a house of ill repute. Interviews with the source and his landlords indicated that he was inconsistent in his story, had no visible means of support, and was heavily influenced by UFO literature and organizations such as APRO and NICAP. Radar checks for the time of the sighting yielded no evidence of any unidentified aerial phenomena in the area. The investigators concluded that the source's report was a complete fabrication or a product of his imagination, and that the sighting was likely a misidentification of a conventional aircraft. The report emphasizes that the source's credibility was extremely poor and that his claims were not supported by any objective evidence.