Project 10073 Record Card — Cheshire, Ohio, 15 March 1959

This document consists of a Project 10073 record card and associated correspondence regarding a UFO sighting in Cheshire, Ohio, on 15 March 1959. A 17-year-old witness reported observing a luminous, oblong object while walking across Tiger Hill during a rainstorm. The witness described the object as hovering approximately 50 feet above the ground, featuring a rotating, cockpit-like arrangement on its top. The object reportedly emitted beams of light toward the ground and moved at a high rate of speed before stopping and eventually departing. A second, related sighting was reported on 16 March 1959 by another individual who noted that their car radio experienced static and their headlights dimmed while observing an object approximately 300 feet in the air. The Air Force, through the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC), reviewed a tape recording of the witness's account. Colonel Philip G. Evans, Deputy for Sciences and Components, concluded that the information provided was insufficient to reach a definitive explanation. The Air Force opted not to contact the primary witness to avoid potential compromise. The investigation included an attempt to correlate these reports with other sightings in the area, but these efforts were unsuccessful. The file notes that the delay in processing the tape was due to the retirement of the investigating officer, Colonel Gilbert.