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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

|  1. DATE | 2. LOCATION | 12. CONCLUSIONS  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Oct 60 | Northern Ohio | ☐ Was Balloon ☐ Probably Balloon ☐ Possibly Balloon  |
|  3. DATE-TIME GROUP | 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION | ☐ Was Aircraft ☐ Probably Aircraft ☐ Possibly Aircraft  |
|  Local Night GMT | ☐ Ground-Visual ☐ Ground-Radar ☐ Air-Visual ☐ Air-Intercept Radar | ☐ Was Astronomical ☐ Probably Astronomical ☐ Possibly Astronomical  |
|  5. PHOTOS | 6. SOURCE | ☐ Other Light ☐ Insufficient Data for Evaluation ☐ Unknown  |
|  ☑ Yes ☐ No | Civilian |   |
|  7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION | 8. NUMBE…

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|  1 NAME OR TITLE | 2 INITIALS | 3 CIRCULATE  |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  Maj. Friend |  |   |
|  ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION | DATE | COORDINATION  |
|  4E2X |  |   |
|  2 |  | FILE  |
|   |  | INFORMATION  |
|  3 |  | NECESSARY ACTION  |
|   |  | NOTE AND RETURN  |
|  4 |  | SEE ME  |
|   |  | SIGNATURE  |

REMARKS
Bob - This, in effect, is a sighting report and I believe you should handle it. Note last paragraph.

SEP 2 1985

FROM NAME OR TITLE
Ted Nieatt
DATE 3 Mar 61

ORGANIZATION AND LOCATION
AFCIN-4X3…

K243.6012-1
1-15 Oct 1960

AFTER-HUSK
UFO Investigation

Airon 12, Ohio

Dear Madam:

An Air Force investigator will visit you concerning your recent sighting. Please have all negatives and prints available. The investigator will need to take negatives, etc, back to the base for examination and they will be returned later.

Sincerely,

PHILIP G. EVANS
Colonel, USAF
Deputy for Science and Components

RETURN TO:
Director
Antropics Studies Inst
ATTN: Archives Branch
Maxwell AFB, Alabama

1003565

AKRON 10, OHIO
Apt #3

February 23, 1961

Air Force Publications
Publications Division
Department of the Air Force
Pentagon Building
Washington 25, D.C. (my goodness, what an address!)

Gentlemen:

A little over a month ago I ordered a few publications from the Division of Public Documents--concerning outer space, etc.--at the same time inquiring about any information on UFO's. Since they had nothing on the UFO's they referred me to your office.

I am greatly concerned because of having seen a strange object some time ago--feeling certain that this was no known earthcraft (since I had lived ve…

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

REPLY TO
ATTN OF: AFCIN-4E2x

SUBJECT: Request for Photoanalysis
20 March 1961

TO: AFCIN-4D4a

1. It is requested that an analysis be made of the attached photographic prints and negatives to determine the nature of the images.

2. The following information about the camera is the extent known at this time:

a. Kodak, with bellows, and is around 20 years old.

b. Shutter speed - 6 - 8 seconds.

c. "F" stop - F11

3. It is requested that the negatives and prints be forwarded to 4E upon complet…

2. The random traces appearing on all of the negatives
probably were caused by a small concentrated light-source
(or possibly a highly reflective object) moving about in
relation to the lens and in the field of view.

William Shiloh, Jr.
Chief, AFCIN-4D4
1 Atch
n/c

OFFICIAL FILE COPY
4E

AFCIN-4E/Maj Friend/vw/69216

UFO Photographs

12 MAY 1961

Mr. [redacted]
[redacted]
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Dear Mr. [redacted]

The photographs of an unidentified object which you loaned to the Air Force have been analyzed. The random traces which appear on all of the negatives were probably caused by a small concentrated light-source moving about in relation to the lens and in the field of view.

The 3/4" diameter image which appears on the negatives could not possibly be that of the moon unless it was taken with a lens of approximately 6.6 foot focal length. This imag…