Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Cedarville, Ohio, 4 Nov 60
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A civilian in Cedarville, Ohio, reported a stationary, flashing white object on November 4, 1960. The Air Force concluded there was insufficient data to identify the object, noting it did not match known astronomical bodies.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and accompanying U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet detailing a UFO sighting that occurred on November 4, 1960, in Cedarville, Ohio. The witness, a civilian, reported observing a single, stationary, white object with a reddish tinge at 2040 local time. The object was described as being sharply outlined and smaller than the moon. During the 1.5-minute observation, the object was noted to flash and flicker, and it reportedly disappeared and reappeared. The witness estimated the object's distance at 50 miles and noted that a dog barked at the object. The observer was located inside a building in the open countryside at the time of the sighting. The official evaluation concluded that there was insufficient information to reach a valid conclusion. While the report suggests the object had characteristics of a refraction of an astronomical body, it notes that no stars of the first magnitude or planets were present in the location specified by the witness. The document includes the standard U.S. Air Force questionnaire, which the witness completed, providing details on their location, the duration of the sighting, and the lack of radar or photographic evidence. The witness indicated they had not seen similar objects before.
Very little information regarding the object; therefore, a valid conclusion cannot be reached.
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Official Assessment
Very little information regarding the object; therefore, a valid conclusion cannot be reached. Duration of sighting was 1 1/2 minutes. Location of initial observation on the horizon and also object disappeared at 0° elevation. Object of the sighting has chabacteristics [sic] of a refraction of an astronomical body, however no stars of the first magnitude or any of the planets were in the location given by the witness.
The object was observed for 1.5 minutes at 0° elevation. It appeared white with a reddish tinge and was smaller than the moon. The observer noted it flashed and flickered, and disappeared and reappeared. No stars or planets were identified in that location.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian