PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD - CLEVELAND, OHIO - 10 AUGUST 1960

This document collection details a UFO sighting reported by Mary Elizabeth Willis, a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, which occurred on August 10, 1960. According to the witness, she observed a large, dark blue, odd-shaped object hovering over her backyard near E. 83rd Street and Quincy Avenue between 1600 and 1730 hours. The witness reported that the object made no sound and featured four large motor-like structures. She was accompanied by a witness, Andrew Mehivec, an RCA technician who was at her home for a service call. The sighting was later publicized in a newspaper article in the Cleveland Call and Post. The witness subsequently wrote to FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover regarding the incident. The FBI referred the matter to the United States Air Force. The Air Force's internal record card for Project 10073 indicates that no investigation was conducted into the sighting because of the delay in receiving the report. On December 16, 1960, Lt. Colonel Lawrence J. Tacker of the USAF Public Information Division responded to the witness, informing her that the matter had been referred to his office and providing a Department of Defense fact sheet regarding unidentified flying objects. The documentation highlights the administrative process for handling civilian UFO reports during this period, emphasizing the reliance on timely reporting for official investigation.