Project 10073 Record Card and U.S. Air Force Technical Information Questionnaires — Akron, Ohio, August 1963

This document contains a collection of records and correspondence regarding a series of unidentified aerial phenomena sightings reported in Akron, Ohio, in early August 1963. The primary record is a Project 10073 card summarizing multiple sightings occurring between August 5 and August 6, 1963. Witnesses reported observing groups of three to five objects, described as red lights, moving in various directions including south to north, west to south, and north to west. The objects were described as being very fast, clear, and distinct, with some observers comparing their size to coffee cups and noting they were brighter than Jupiter. The duration of the sightings was typically short, often around 45 seconds. The Air Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) evaluated the reports and concluded that the information provided did not contain anything that could not be explained as flights of aircraft, stating that the maneuvers, speeds, and descriptions were within the possibilities of known aircraft operating in the area. The file includes official correspondence from Colonel Eric T. de Jonckheere to Hq USAF SAF-OI 3b, requesting further information from a witness in Akron, and includes blank AF Form 164 questionnaires intended for additional witnesses. The witness accounts provided in the questionnaires describe the objects as red lights and confirm the weather conditions were clear and dry at the time of the sightings.