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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 7 Dec 60 | 2. LOCATION | Vandalia, Ohio  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | Local 2015 GMT 08/01153 | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Redor ☐ Air-Intercept Redor  |
|  5. PHOTOS | ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE | Civilian  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION |  | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS | one  |
|  9. COURSE |  | 10. OTHER | Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  11. COMMENTS | ATIC opinion that the object results from a defect in the film emulsion.  |   |   |

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)

AEROSPACE TECHNICAL INTELLIGENCE CENTER
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE
OHIO

REPLY TO
AFCIN-4E2x

SUBJECT: Request for Photoanalysis
21 December 1960

TO: AFCIN-4D4a

1. Request an analysis be made of the attached prints and negatives. The object in question is the single, round, white light.

2. The photograph was taken with a . The basic data follows:

a. Aperture 9½"
b. Fecal length 38"
c. Schmidt type optics
d. Exposure approximately eight seconds
e. Direction northwest at about 65 to 70 degrees elevation
f. Exposure made at about 2015, 7 December 1960

3. If furth…

FILE CLASS
OFFICIAL FILE COPY
AFGIN-4E2x
OFFICE OF RECORD
17 JAN 1961

|  RECORD | COORDINATOR  |
| --- | --- |
|  AFGM-4 | AFGM-4E2x  |
|   | Unidentified Flying Object  |
|  AFGM-4E3 | AFGM-4E3  |
|  AFGM-4E4 | Box 325 Vandalia, Ohio  |
|  AFGM-4E5 | Dear Mr. Lapenas:  |
|  AFGM-4E6 | 1. The negative and photographs of an unidentified object, which you turned over to the Aerospace Technical Intelligence Center for analysis, are hereby returned to you.  |
|  AFGM-4E7 | 2. From a photoanalysis standpoint, no positive conclusion can be reached as to the identity of the object. However, the opin…