Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Akron, Ohio, October 1961
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A 1961 sighting report from Akron, Ohio, involving 4-5 bluish-white lights in formation. The Air Force concluded the objects were high-flying jet aircraft.
This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a UFO sighting that occurred in Akron, Ohio, on October 25, 1961. The witness, a 24-year-old male, reported observing four to five objects at approximately 23:30 local time. The objects were described as bluish-white points of light, similar in appearance to bright stars, and were seen moving in a Z or X formation from west to east. The witness estimated the objects were at a very high altitude and moving fast. The sighting lasted for approximately five minutes. The witness was watching television at the time and was alerted to the objects by someone else. The weather was noted as dry with scattered clouds. The witness reported no sound associated with the objects and indicated they did not disappear or reappear during the observation. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the objects possessed all the characteristics of high-flying aircraft displaying formation lights. The report states there was no evidence to suggest the objects were anything other than high-flying jet aircraft.
There is no evidence available in this report which would indicate that objts reported by witnesses were other than high flying jet a/c displaying formation lights.
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Official Assessment
Objects described by witnesses have all characteristics ascribed to high flying a/c displaying formation lights. There is no evidence available in this report which would indicate that objts reported by witnesses were other than high flying jet a/c displaying formation lights.
The objects were identified as high-flying aircraft displaying formation lights.