Project 10073 Record Card — Miamisburg, Ohio, 9 January 1961

This document is a Project 10073 Record Card and accompanying U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet detailing a UFO sighting reported in Miamisburg, Ohio, on January 9, 1961. The witness, a civilian, reported observing a single, star-like object for approximately 20 minutes. The object was described as a brilliant blue light that occasionally shifted to a bluish-green hue, with a visible tail. The witness noted that the object moved diagonally and slowly, with an up-and-down motion. The witness was indoors when they first noticed the object and subsequently observed it outdoors. The witness was accompanied by their son, Charles Fry, who also observed the object. The witness reported no sound associated with the object and indicated that it did not disappear during the observation. In the technical information sheet, the witness compared the object to a comet with a short tail. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the object was the planet Mars. The report notes that Mars was very bright at the time, with a magnitude of -1.2, and that a temperature inversion over the area likely caused atmospheric refraction, which accounted for the perceived color changes and movement of the light.