Project 10073 Record — Cincinnati, Ohio, 29 July 1966

This document details a sighting report filed under Project 10073 regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in the Cincinnati, Ohio area on 29 July 1966. The witness, a civilian, reported observing approximately 20 flickering white-yellow lights in a rectangular formation for a duration of 25 minutes. The observer initially believed the lights were a single object, but later described them as two rows of lights. The investigation, conducted by an officer named Dolan, involved contacting a pilot from Barnes Aerial Advertising. It was determined that the pilot was flying in the Cincinnati area between 2100 and 2230 hours, towing an advertising sign for Avis Rent-A-Car. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that the reported UFO was, in fact, this aircraft. The report notes that from either side of the aircraft, the advertising sign in the distance appears only as a row of blinking white lights, which explains the observer's description. The witness confirmed that there were no beacon or wing lights visible on the object.