Project 10073 Record Card - 2 Nov 1956 - Dayton, Ohio

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing an unidentified aerial phenomenon sighting that occurred on November 2, 1956, in Dayton, Ohio. The witness observed a single object for a duration of two hours and five minutes. The object was described as spearhead-shaped, appearing as a bright star but three times larger. Its movement was characterized as moving rapidly forward and backward once before settling down and then moving very slowly with a 'streaming finger of light' behind it. The observer noted that it looked like a 'completely lighted jet' but moved very slowly. The record card includes a hand-drawn diagram on a separate sheet illustrating the object's path across the sky relative to the zenith and cardinal directions. Investigative notes on the back of the document indicate that inquiries were made with weather services and other operations, confirming that no balloons were in the area at the time. The final conclusion recorded on the card is 'Probably astronomical'.