Project 10073 Record Card — Fletcher, Ohio, 6 February 1960

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated technical information sheet detailing a sighting reported by Cpl Charles F. Tole Jr. of the U.S. Air Force. On 6 February 1960, at 0100 hours, the witness observed a stationary object described as having a solid center with blurred edges, approximately the size of a basketball. The observation lasted for 15 seconds. The witness, who was driving at the time, noted that the object did not move and eventually 'went out like a light.' The official conclusion recorded on the card suggests the object was likely a ceilometer at Cox Airport measuring the cloud base, as the witness was looking over the airport at the time of the measurement. In his own summary, Cpl Tole noted that the ceiling was 800 feet or lower all night and that he was driving out of Vandalia, Ohio. He concluded that the object was likely a light reflected from the clouds or the moon shining through thin clouds, and he stated he was not pursuing further investigation.