USAF record 28991676

PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD

1. DATE 2 Mar 61

2. LOCATION Cincinnati, Ohio

3. DATE-TIME GROUP Local 1930 GMT 030030Z

4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Ground-Visual [HW: Ground-Radar] Air-Visual [HW: Air-Intercept Radar]

5. PHOTOS [Yes] [No]

6. SOURCE Civilian

7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 5 sec

8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 1

9. COURSE N

10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING White objt as a streak of light, Traveling due N in horizontal path situated at about 30° elevation. Travelled distance represented by an estimated 20° angle, No sound heard, Light resembled rocket black in shape, Impression of relatively great length, Just seemed to fade out, Another witness situated objt as directly overhead, Aprox 20 mi E of first witness position.

11. COMMENT[HW:] Objt of this sighting has all characteristics of a very bright meteor It is not unusual for a person's initial experience with outstanding phenomena to result in misidentification There is no evident in this case to indicate that objt was anything other than a very bright meteor.

ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)