Project 10073 Record Card — Centerville, Ohio, 27 August 1960

This document is a Project 10073 record card and associated technical information sheets detailing a UFO sighting reported on August 27, 1960, in Centerville, Ohio. The anonymous witness, who was lying in a hammock at the time, reported seeing a star-like object in the southern sky at an altitude of 60 to 80 degrees. The witness described the object as stationary but appearing to move from side to side over a five-minute observation period. The witness explicitly declined to provide personal information on the questionnaire.

An internal memorandum from the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, dated August 29, 1960, provides context for the investigation. It notes that local facilities were contacted for clues, and the Sulphur Grove weather station reported that a weather balloon, located east-southeast of its station, had broken and begun descending from 90,000 feet at 2000 hours.

The final UFO Analysis Sheet provides a definitive conclusion regarding the event. The investigating officer determined that the witness was likely observing the star Altair. The analysis suggests that the witness's impression of the object moving from side to side was an optical illusion caused by viewing the star through hazy atmospheric conditions. The report further notes that the witness was likely looking in the wrong direction, as they were lying in a hammock and believed they were looking directly overhead where the star Vega was located, while Altair was actually at approximately 50 degrees above the horizon in the south-southeast. The source reliability was evaluated as 'unreliable'.