Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Columbus, Ohio, 16 August 1965
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A report of a low-altitude, silver, square-shaped object with windows observed in Columbus, Ohio, on 16 August 1965. The Air Force concluded the object was an aircraft.
This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding a sighting in Columbus, Ohio, on 16 August 1965. The report details an observation made by an 11-year-old boy, which was subsequently reported to the Lockbourne Command Post by his mother. The witness described a solid, silver-colored object with a bright bottom and three long, square windows. The object was observed at a low altitude, moving from the East to the Northwest before disappearing behind trees. The sighting occurred on a bright night. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that there was no data presented to indicate the object was not an aircraft. A secondary record included in the file pertains to a separate, multi-night observation from 17-30 August 1965, where a light was observed in the West moving from North to South, which was evaluated as an astronomical body (Altair).
No data presented to indicate that the object was NOT an A/C.
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Official Assessment
No data presented to indicate that the object was NOT an A/C.
The object was identified as an aircraft (A/C).
Witnesses
- 11 yr old boyCivilian
Key Persons
- Capt. CottonLockbourne Command Post officer