Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Card — Dayton and Vicinity, Ohio, 30 May 1962
AI-Generated Summary
A 1962 sighting report from Project 10073 describes a yellowish-white object observed near Springfield airport. The investigation concluded the object was an advertising searchlight.
This Project 10073 record card documents a sighting that occurred on May 30, 1962, in the vicinity of Dayton and Yellow Springs, Ohio. A witness, located near the Springfield airport, observed a single, generally round, yellowish-white object. The object, which had blurred edges, was observed for a duration of 45 seconds to one minute, moving from the northwest to the north. The report explicitly notes that no photographs were taken and there was no radar contact. The final conclusion reached in the document is that the object was likely an advertising searchlight being operated in Springfield, Ohio.
Objt of this sighting was probably an advertising searchlight which was being operated in Springfield, Ohio.
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Official Assessment
Objt of this sighting was probably an advertising searchlight which was being operated in Springfield, Ohio.
The object was identified as an advertising searchlight.