Project 10073 Record Card — Columbus, Ohio, 24 July 1960

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated technical information sheets detailing a sighting that occurred on the night of July 24, 1960, in Columbus, Ohio. A civilian witness reported observing a single object at 2045 local time. The object was described as being brighter than a star and emitting sparks. Its color was noted as varying between blue, green, and orange. The object traveled in an east-southeast direction at a constant speed before breaking up into a shower of sparks. The duration of the observation was estimated to be between two and five seconds. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the sighting was a meteor. The file includes internal ATIC SDO comments, which reference weather data and additional reports, including a statement from an airport tower operator who also observed a bright light to the east. The documentation includes standard U.S. Air Force technical information sheets used for gathering witness data, though many of the fields in the provided forms remain blank or contain minimal information. The report is part of the broader Project Blue Book collection, serving as a record of the investigation into this specific aerial phenomenon.