Project 10073 Record Cards and Technical Information Sheets — Dayton, Ohio, June 1958

This document contains a collection of Project 10073 record cards and U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheets detailing two separate unidentified aerial phenomena sightings reported in Dayton, Ohio, in June 1958. The first sighting occurred on June 6, 1958, at 11:57 P.M. The witness, Ed Utz, described a round, reddish object, approximately the size of a pinhead, which appeared similar to a star and moved in a westerly direction for about one and a half minutes. The witness reported no sound. The second sighting occurred on June 12, 1958, at 2155 hours. The witness described a big, bright light with rays coming out of its sides, roughly the size of a silver dollar, which also looked like a big star and maneuvered. The documentation includes internal military communications, such as teletype messages between the 58th Air Division, Air Defense Command, and the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC). These communications show that the military conducted a thorough check of local operations, including Patterson Field, Wright Field, and the U.S. Weather Service. The ATIC duty officer's findings note that while a B-47 aircraft was in the area at 30,000 feet, no other unusual activity was confirmed. The official conclusion for both reports was that the observers likely witnessed a jet aircraft operating with its afterburner. The documents include detailed questionnaires completed by the witnesses, including sketches of the objects' paths and their relative positions in the sky, as well as the duty officer's log of contacts made during the investigation.