Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — 11 July 1961 Sighting, Springfield, Ohio
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1961 sighting report from Springfield, Ohio, involving a round, aluminum-colored object observed for 20 minutes. The Air Force categorized the event as 'Unidentified' due to the excessive duration of the sighting.
This document is a Project 10073 record card and accompanying U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet detailing a sighting that occurred on July 11, 1961, four miles northwest of Springfield, Ohio. The witness, whose name is illegible on the form, reported observing a single, round, aluminum-colored object for a duration of 20 minutes. The witness described the object as being slightly larger than the star Vega and twice the size of the Echo satellite. The object passed directly overhead and eventually disappeared at an 80-degree elevation. The witness reported no sound associated with the object. Weather conditions at the time included scattered clouds. The official evaluation by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) noted that while the description was characteristic of an aircraft, the 20-minute duration was considered excessive for an aircraft passing overhead. Consequently, the sighting was categorized as 'Unidentified' pending further information that might clarify the object's identity. The document includes a handwritten weather data sheet for Dayton, Ohio, dated July 11, 1961, which appears to be supplementary reference material for the investigation.
This report is categorized Unidentified until such time that more info is received that will indicate identity of objt.
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Official Assessment
Description is characteristic of an a/c. However, duration is excessive for an a/c passing overhead. This report is categorized Unidentified until such time that more info is received that will indicate identity of objt.
The object was observed for 20 minutes, appeared round and aluminum-colored, and was larger than the star Vega. The report notes the duration is excessive for a standard aircraft.