Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting near Warren & Toledo, Ohio, 15 April 1960
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AI-Generated Summary
A civilian reported seeing seven lights in a 'V' formation while driving on the Ohio Turnpike in 1960. The Air Force concluded the sighting was an illusion caused by light reflections.
On April 15, 1960, at approximately 0300 hours, a civilian witness traveling on the Ohio Turnpike between Warren and Toledo, Ohio, observed seven lights in a 'V' formation. The witness, a mechanical engineer, reported that the lights appeared to be the size of a pea at arm's length and were initially seen rotating. The observation lasted for approximately 10 seconds. The witness noted that the objects disappeared and then reappeared in the same formation and sequence after the vehicle retraced its path. The witness provided a detailed questionnaire, noting that the objects were observed through the windshield of their car. The witness estimated the speed of the objects at 3 degrees per second and their distance at approximately 1/4 mile. The official conclusion recorded on the project card suggests that the objects were reflections of lights at right angles to the direction of motion, and that the 'V' pattern contributed to the illusion of rotation.
Pattern of 'V' adds to the illusion that the objects were rotating.
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Official Assessment
Since objects reappeared when the car retraced its path it is considered that objects viewed were reflections of lights at right angles to the direction of motion. Pattern of 'V' adds to the illusion that the objects were rotating.
The sighting was determined to be a reflection of lights.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian