Project 10073 Record — Sighting Report, Troy, Ohio, August 24, 1966

On August 24, 1966, at approximately 23:27, two witnesses, a husband and wife, observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon while driving south, one mile west of Troy, Ohio. The primary witness, a final inspector for Chrysler Air Temp and a ham radio operator, reported seeing two orange, disc-shaped objects traveling from east to west. The objects were observed for approximately eight minutes. The witness described the objects as appearing to roll out from behind a cloud or smoke and then roll back behind it. The witness estimated the altitude at 5,000 feet and the speed at 50-60 mph. The objects were described as red-hot in color and left a contrail and cloud formation. The witness reported the sighting to the Miami County Sheriff and subsequently to the U.S. Air Force. An internal Air Force evaluation, signed by a Maj. Smith, concluded that the sighting was an astronomical event, specifically the moon. The investigator suggested that the witness observed the moon disappearing behind a cloud, and that the appearance of two objects was likely caused by refraction through a tinted windshield.