Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record Cards and Technical Information Questionnaires — May 1964
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This document contains multiple Project 10073 record cards and questionnaires from May 1964 documenting UAP sightings in Dayton, Ohio. The reports were evaluated by the Foreign Technology Division as likely being balloons, astronomical phenomena, or conventional military aircraft.
This document is a collection of Project 10073 record cards and associated U.S. Air Force Technical Information Questionnaires regarding unidentified aerial phenomena reported in the Dayton, Ohio area during May 1964. The reports detail various sightings, including a bright object observed on May 14, 1964, which was evaluated as a possible observation of the planet Venus. Another report from May 15, 1964, describes a round, silver and gold object with erratic motion, which was ultimately classified as a probable balloon sighting, noting the proximity to the Sulpher Grove weather station. A third report from May 16, 1964, involves a 15-year-old witness who observed a greyish-white, triangular-shaped object with a screeching noise, which the FTD evaluated as a possible test vehicle from Wright-Field, citing the presence of delta-wing aircraft at the base. The document also includes a press clipping regarding 'Mystery Rings' in Euclid, Ohio, which were attributed to fungus growth by a Kent State University professor, despite a witness report of an eerie experience involving a top-shaped object. The records reflect the administrative process of the Foreign Technology Division in documenting and evaluating civilian reports, often noting the difficulty in obtaining complete data due to witness unavailability or limited information.
He seemed to think that the Air Force would not take him seriously.
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Official Assessment
Case evaluated as a probable balloon sighting; possible test vehicle from Wright-Field; possible Venus observation.
Multiple sightings in the Dayton area were evaluated as either astronomical phenomena (Venus), balloon sightings, or conventional aircraft (delta-wing test vehicles).
Witnesses
- [illegible]civilian
- [illegible]civilian
Key Persons
- Capt. FarrFTD Duty Officer