Project 10073 Record Card and Correspondence — Akron, Ohio, September 1960

This document contains a collection of records regarding a UFO sighting reported by a civilian woman in Akron, Ohio, on September 2, 1960. The witness, accompanied by her two children, observed seven cigar-shaped, shiny silver objects moving from the northwest to the northeast. The witness reported that the objects lacked wings and vapor trails and performed sharp turns, at one point appearing to be chased by an aircraft. The sighting occurred on a clear, cloudless day at Munroe Falls Lake. The report was initially directed to General Fisher and subsequently processed by the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) under Project 10073. The Air Force determined that the initial report lacked sufficient detail for a formal analysis and requested that the witness complete official Air Force questionnaires. Correspondence between the Air Force and the witness indicates that the witness expressed concern regarding the official Air Force statement that 'UFOs are serious business.' The Air Force provided her with a 'Fact Sheet' on the subject. Internal Air Force memoranda suggest that the sighting might have been related to training missions involving drones or similar configurations, but because the witness did not return the requested questionnaires, the case was officially closed with the conclusion of 'insufficient data for evaluation.' The file includes the original record card, multiple copies of the response letters from Lt. Col. Lawrence J. Tacker, and internal routing slips from the Department of the Air Force.