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Project 10073 Record Card — Canton, Ohio, 13 November 1961

📅 13 Nov 61 📍 Canton, Ohio 🏛 U.S. Air Force 📄 sighting_report
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TL;DR

A civilian in Canton, Ohio, reported a close-range encounter with a disc-shaped object on November 13, 1961. The Air Force dismissed the report as a likely hallucination or hoax.

This document contains a U.S. Air Force Project 10073 record card and associated technical information sheets regarding a sighting in Canton, Ohio, on November 13, 1961. The witness, a civilian, reported observing a disc-shaped object, described as having the color of highly polished aluminum, hovering 100 to 200 feet overhead for approximately 3 to 5 minutes. The witness noted a whirring sound and a greenish ray emanating from a tube on the underside of the object. The witness claimed that the ray felt like a small charge of electricity and enabled them to see the contents of their wallet. The witness compared the size of the object to a large beach ball. The Air Force investigation concluded that the sighting was a possible hallucination. This conclusion is supported by a handwritten memorandum from an individual named 'Bill' at the Office of the Secretary, who dismissed the report as a hoax, stating that the witness was 'deluded at the time' and 'trying to pull one over on us through hallucination.'

One guy in a place like Canton experiencing what he did is obviously trying to pull one over on us through hallucination - Bill

Official Assessment

Possible hallucination by observer.

The observer reported a disc-shaped object hovering 100-200 feet overhead. The object emitted a whirring sound and a greenish ray. The observer claimed the ray felt like a small charge of electricity and allowed them to see the contents of their wallet. Air Force personnel reviewing the report concluded the event was likely a hallucination.

Witnesses

Key Persons

  • BillAuthor of memorandum

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