Project 10073 Record Card — Vandalia, Ohio, 8 Sep 61

This document is a Project 10073 record card and accompanying U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheet detailing a sighting that occurred on September 8, 1961, in Vandalia, Ohio. The witness, a former Navy gunner, reported observing a single, elongated, soft yellow light moving due West at approximately 20:48 EST. The observation lasted for 15 seconds. The witness described the object as having no sound and noted that it appeared to be about 1/4 inch long and 1/16 inch wide when held at arm's length. The object was observed under clear, dry weather conditions. The witness stated that the object disappeared over the crown of a house. In the technical information sheet, the witness noted that the object looked like a missile. The official conclusion reached by the evaluating agency, ATIC, was that the object's characteristics—specifically its brightness and movement—were consistent with a meteor entering the atmosphere and beginning to burn. Consequently, the incident was categorized as a probable meteor sighting.