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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  7 Dec 1951 | Sunbury, Ohio | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1630 GMT 07/2130Z | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  5. PHOTOS ☐ Yes ☐ No | 6. SOURCE Civilian | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 30 minutes | 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS Multiple | 9. COURSE ---  |
|  10. BRIEF SUM…

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# Weird Sphere, Odd Lights, Cloud Seen by Farmer with Telescope

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## CARL LOAR WITH HIS TELESCOPE

By PAUL GAPP

A group of weird, shining objects which appeared at a tremendous altitude above the earth was reported by a Central Ohio farmer Thursday.

Carl Loar, of Rt. 2, Sunbury, told this strange story about his observation, which he swears is true:

At about 4:30 p. m. on Dec. 7, Loar was standing near the barn behind his home when he heard a jet airplane whizz by overhead.

Scanning the sky after looking at the aircraft, Loar saw another

sight which he is sur…

told this strange story about his observation, which he swears is true:
At about 1:30 p. m. on Dec. 7, Loar was standing near the barn behind his home when he heard a jet airplane whizz by overhead. Scanning the sky after looking at the aircraft, Loar saw another

house to get a powerful telescope, then returned outside for a closer look.

There, to the north, he could plainly see a shining, silvery sphere. It first appeared to be stationary, but then began moving to a point over Loar's head.

"I would say it was of enormous size and traveling at a fantastic rate of speed," said the farmer.

L…

EXTRACT FROM STATUS REPORT # 2

DATE: 7 Dec 51
TIME (Local): 1630
LOCATION: Sunbury, Ohio
LENGTH OF TIME OBSERVED: Half an hour
SOUND: None
SPEED: High
ALTITUDE: High
HEADING: N to W
SOURCE: Civilian
ACTION OR COMMENTS: No investigation. No conclusions.
DESCRIPTION OF INCIDENT: Shiny, silvery sphere seen through telescope.