Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Geneva Henry, Dayton, Ohio, 6 June 1960
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AI-Generated Summary
A sighting report from 1960 involving a bright, bluish-green object identified as a meteor. The witness also submitted a physical sample that was determined to be terrestrial debris from a fire.
On June 6, 1960, Geneva Henry of Dayton, Ohio, reported observing an unidentified aerial phenomenon. At approximately 0115 to 0130 hours, while closing a window in her home, the witness observed a bright, bluish-green glow appearing in the northeast. She described the object as moving toward her while descending at an angle, noting that it resembled a shooting star but appeared different from any she had previously seen. The object was visible for approximately one second before disappearing behind trees. Following the sighting, the witness investigated the area where she believed the object had fallen. She discovered a substance resembling burnt charcoal in a freshly spaded area of ground, which she subsequently turned over to investigators. The official Air Force evaluation concluded that the sighting was consistent with a high-altitude meteor. Furthermore, the physical material recovered by the witness was analyzed and determined to be ferrous material resulting from a fire, such as a trash pile, and was explicitly stated to be of terrestrial origin.
The specimen was determined to be composed of ferrous material formed by burning, such as a trash pile fire. It definitely is not material which came from outer space.
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Official Assessment
The description is typical of a meteor at high altitude.
The object was identified as an astronomical meteor. A physical specimen found by the witness was determined to be ferrous material from a trash pile fire, not of extraterrestrial origin.