Project 10073 Record Card — Fairborn, Ohio, 2 May 1962

On May 2, 1962, at approximately 4:30 PM local time, a witness in Fairborn, Ohio, reported observing a brilliant blue-white streak with a red tail. The witness, identified as a worker, initially believed the object to be a jet aircraft. The report was submitted to the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) on a standard Project 10073 record card. The official comments on the record card indicate that the sighting occurred during a period of numerous reports concerning a meteor shower. While the report was not grouped with others due to a discrepancy in the reported time, investigators concluded that the object was likely a meteor, citing its jet-like appearance and tail. However, the investigators acknowledged that it remained possible the object was indeed a jet aircraft. The witness provided additional details in a questionnaire, noting that they were driving west on Main Street in Fairborn at the time of the sighting, moving at approximately 25 miles per hour. The witness estimated the object's distance at two miles and described it as having no sound. The document includes both the formal record card and the handwritten notes and questionnaire completed by the witness.