Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Hamilton, Ohio, 19 July 1961
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A 15-year-old witness in Hamilton, Ohio, reported a bright red flare moving overhead on 19 July 1961. The Air Force investigation concluded there was insufficient data to identify the object, suggesting it may have been an aircraft light.
This document contains a UAP sighting report from 19 July 1961, involving a 15-year-old witness in Hamilton, Ohio. The witness reported observing a bright red flare in the sky for approximately two minutes. The object was described as being half the size of a full moon, moving from directly overhead toward the northeast in the direction of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB). The witness reported no sound associated with the object. Weather conditions at the time were noted as hazy. The report includes a standard U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet (FTD Form 164) completed by the witness, along with an administrative memorandum from the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, dated 20 July 1961. The memorandum, addressed to Major Friend, references an extract from a report by Captain Saltsman regarding the incident. The official evaluation concluded that the data provided was insufficient to reach a definitive conclusion. The investigator noted that the witness was uncertain about the duration of the sighting and failed to report the object's shape, leading to the assessment that while it might have been an aircraft light, no valid conclusion could be reached.
It is impossible to make a valid conclusion as to the nature of the sighting. However, it is possible that the object was a light on an a/c, but a conclusion cannot be made.
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Official Assessment
The witness was not very sure of the duration of the sighting, which in this case is very important. The shape of the object was not reported. It is impossible to make a valid conclusion as to the nature of the sighting. However, it is possible that the object was a light on an a/c, but a conclusion cannot be made.
The sighting remains unidentified due to insufficient data, with a suggestion that it might have been an aircraft light.