Project 10073 Record Card — McComb, Ohio, 24 August 1960

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on August 24, 1960, in McComb, Ohio. The witness, Jack Thompson, who was camping with three other boys, reported observing a single, large, round object that appeared red with a greenish tinge. The object was described as moving at a very high speed in a North-Northeast (NNE) direction. The observation lasted only a few seconds, and the witness reported that there was no sound associated with the object. The sky conditions at the time were noted as hazy. The official conclusion recorded on the card is that the description is typical of a meteor. The document also includes duty officer comments from a Captain Hill of Flight Service, who noted that similar reports were received from Lexington, Kentucky, and St. Louis, Missouri, on the same evening. The report from St. Louis mentioned a bright object with windows sighted near Lambert Field at approximately 4000 feet, which suddenly turned and moved straight up out of sight at a very high speed. The documentation includes the standard U.S. Air Force technical information sheets used for reporting unidentified aerial phenomena, which contain the witness's responses to questions regarding the sighting, including the lack of radar contact, the absence of photographic evidence, and the witness's assessment of the object's appearance.