Project 10073 Record Card — Sighting Report, Dayton, Ohio, 21 October 1960

This document contains records from Project 10073 regarding a UFO sighting reported in Dayton, Ohio, on October 21, 1960. The primary witness was a ten-year-old boy who observed a bright blue light with red edges in the western sky at approximately 1900 hours. The witness reported that the object was at an elevation of approximately 30 degrees and was angling toward the ground at a tremendous speed, moving from the west toward the south before disappearing at the horizon. The duration of the sighting was estimated at two seconds. The witness reported that the object was as bright as the stars and that there was no sound or explosion associated with the event. Following the report, investigations were conducted by Capt. Fletcher and T. Sgt. Bellieu. The official conclusion reached by the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center was that it was highly probable the witness observed a meteor. The report notes that the object moved too fast for an aircraft and that while a weather balloon was reported to have fallen in the area around 1930 hours that same evening, the sighting itself was attributed to a meteor. The documentation includes a project record card, an analysis sheet, and internal correspondence between intelligence officers regarding the details secured from the witness.