Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting Report, Springfield, Ohio, 29 July 1960

This document contains a collection of records, correspondence, and analysis regarding a UFO sighting reported by a 13-year-old resident of Springfield, Ohio. The initial sighting occurred on July 29, 1960, at 7:05 P.M. The witness, who was playing baseball in his front yard, observed an object through a 40-power telescope. He described the object as a white or cream-colored, pinhead-like entity that appeared to move in front of a star before disappearing behind a cloud. The witness estimated the object's size to be 150 feet long and 75 feet wide, traveling at 14,000 m.p.h. at an extreme distance. He also noted two smaller dots moving toward the object from the northeast. The witness later wrote to the Department of Defense in 1961 and 1962 seeking information on UFOs and his specific sighting. The Air Force, specifically the Foreign Technology Division and the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center, investigated the report. Their analysis concluded that the witness had observed the occultation of the star Gamma Virgo by the moon. The apparent motion of the moon, combined with the earth's rotation, created the illusion of the object moving in front of the star. The Air Force provided this explanation to the witness in a letter dated September 13, 1962, signed by Lt. Colonel William J. Lookadoo, and encouraged the witness to continue his interest in astronomy by reading recommended texts such as 'Introduction to Astronomy' by McLaughlin and Dr. Menzel's 'The World of Flying Saucers'. The file includes the original Project 10073 record card, the witness's completed information sheets, and subsequent correspondence between the witness and the Air Force.