Project 10073 Record Card — Dayton, Ohio, 18 May 1960

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated analysis regarding a UFO sighting reported in Dayton, Ohio, on May 18, 1960. The witness, a 12-year-old girl, reported observing a white light that appeared to be the size of a saucer. According to the report, the object would move when the light was on and remain stationary when the light was off. The witness observed the light turning on and off four or five times over a period of five to seven minutes before it disappeared. The sighting was first and last seen in the Southeast, with a general direction of motion toward the Northwest. The witness was at home, looking through a kitchen window at the time of the event. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) Duty Officer, 2nd Lieutenant Robert H. George, conducted an investigation into the report. He contacted various local facilities, including Patterson Field operations, the U.S. Weather Service, and the CAA Tower at Cox Airport. The investigation determined that there were no known IFR aircraft in the area at the time, but Patterson Field did have a T-33 and a C-46 in the vicinity. The weather conditions were reported as clear with seven miles visibility and surface winds from the Southeast at four knots. The official analysis concluded that the sighting was likely an aircraft. The investigator noted that the witness's report was likely exaggerated, suggesting that the young girl had read about 'so-called flying saucers,' which influenced her description of the object's size. The report explicitly states that the source is considered 'probably unreliable due to young age of 12' and that the stories published about UFOs, coupled with a young mind, likely accounted for the report. The case was ultimately listed as having insufficient data to confirm the nature of the object, though the conclusion leans heavily toward an aircraft identification.