Project 10073 Record Card — Englewood, Ohio, 29 Nov 61

This document is a Project 10073 record card detailing a sighting reported by a civilian in Englewood, Ohio, on November 29, 1961. The witness observed a single, round, yellow-orange object that appeared to glow like fire for approximately 30 minutes. The witness reported that the object appeared to move slowly toward the east. The witness noted that they had seen similar objects in late August and early September. The U.S. Air Force investigation concluded that the object was likely the moon and the star Regulus (magnitude 1.3). The report suggests that the moon was near the horizon and likely distorted by atmospheric refraction, which, combined with the near occultation of the star Regulus, caused the witness to misidentify the astronomical bodies as an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The report also notes that previous sightings by the same witness were likely related to an eclipse of the moon on August 26 or the occultation of Aldebaran on September 1, 1961. The witness, a 34-year-old female, completed a technical information sheet providing details on the observation, confirming that the sky was clear and dry at the time of the sighting. The document includes a memo routing slip with astronomical coordinates for Venus, Mars, and Jupiter, likely used by investigators to cross-reference the witness's report against known celestial positions.