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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 13. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  24 Sep 60 | Columbus, Ohio | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local 2045 OUT 25/0145Z | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aeronautical ☐ Probably Aeronautical ☐ Possibly Aeronautical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☐ Yes ☐ No | Civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8.…

The following report of an UFO sighting was called in by Mr. [redacted] the witness.

Location: Columbus, Ohio
Time: 2045 EST
Date: 24 Sep 1960
Description: Witness was looking west and saw a ball of fire moving from South 170° to North at about 60 degrees elevation, on straight level flight path. The ball of fire appeared to be very large and at an estimated altitude of 25 to 50 miles, or less. The object had a long tail 5 times the diameter of the main body of the object, and sparks was seen to be falling from the object. The object was in view for 2 to 3 seconds.