Project 10073 Record — Trenton, Ohio, 17 August 1965

On the night of August 17, 1965, a civilian witness in Trenton, Ohio, observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon for over two hours. The witness, a 39-year-old male with prior military service in the Navy and Army, described the object as a brilliant, small, and sharply outlined light that appeared pointed. Throughout the observation, the object exhibited erratic motion, including hovering and moving up and down in short distances, while changing colors from amber to green. The witness noted that the object was brighter than the surrounding stars and appeared to be within the Earth's atmosphere at an elevation of 45 degrees in the Northeast. The witness reported that the object was too far away to produce any audible sound. Despite the witness's experience with observing meteors and falling stars, they stated they had never seen anything like this object before. The official conclusion recorded in the Project 10073 document identifies the object as the star Capella, noting its position at 25 degrees elevation and 045 degrees azimuth.