Project 10073 Record Card — Franklin, Ohio, 17 October 1959

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated technical information sheets detailing a UFO sighting reported in Franklin, Ohio, on October 17, 1959. The witness, a civilian, observed a single, round, bright object for approximately 30 minutes. The witness described the object as appearing to change size, moving up, down, and sideways, and compared its appearance to a lantern. The observation was made from inside a building at approximately 4,000 feet altitude. The witness noted that the object was visible for 20-25 minutes and that it moved behind trees. The report includes a follow-up attempt to verify the sighting with Patterson Air Force Base, which reported that a T-33 aircraft was in the area but did not match the description provided. An attempt to contact the U.S. Weather Service at Sulphur Grove was unsuccessful. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the object was likely the star Vega, which was low on the horizon in the northwest at the time, or another bright star or planet. The investigator noted that no exact positional information was obtained from the witness.