Project 10073 Record Card — Dayton, Ohio, June 1962

This document is a collection of U.S. Air Force Technical Information Sheets and a Project 10073 Record Card documenting a series of sightings reported in the Dayton and Kettering, Ohio area in June 1962. The primary report describes a white-yellowish light observed moving back and forth for approximately 5 to 20 minutes. Witnesses reported that the object appeared to fade as it reached the limits of its path and would disappear just before reversing its direction. The object was described as being brighter than a star and larger. The official conclusion reached by the Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) was that the sightings were caused by a search light being used for an advertising campaign in the Dayton area, with the light reflecting or scattering in a way that created the appearance of an unidentified object to the observers. The file contains multiple questionnaires filled out by different witnesses, including college students and residents, who provided varying descriptions of the light's motion and appearance, often comparing it to a satellite or a street light. Despite the witnesses' initial uncertainty, the investigation concluded that the phenomenon was terrestrial in origin.