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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
1. DATE 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
CK Was Balloon
7 November 1957 Bowling Green, Ohio 0 Probably Bolloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION Possibly Bolleon
Locel_ Greund-Visual Ground-Rodar Was Aireraft
000 Probably Aircraft
GMT 07/2300Z AirVisual Air-Intercept Rador Possibly Aireraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE Was Astronomicel
Y.s 000 Probably Astronomical
XXNo Military Possibly Astronomieal
7. LENGTH OF.OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS COURSE Other.
000 Insufficient Date for Evaluation
Unknown
4 minutes one not definitel
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Brilliant red lashing object that Specific description, maneuvers,
was moving, round and about the size characteristics of hundreds of
of a pea. Light pulsated similar to similar reports of balloons obser-
that of a lightning bug. No definite that lightning bug. No definite ved near dawn or dusk.
time between flashes. No definite
flight pattern. sound, sound, tail or exaust. exaust.
Same type Same type obj observed by same person person
too more times the Same too more times the same evening.
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ATIC FORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52) ATIC PORM 329 (REV 26 SEP 52)
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of continuing on my way around the n curve, I went straight ahead and V
stopped my car at a stop sign and i proceeded to watch this object. It was Do
dusk outside and the approximate ti ime was about 6:00 P.M.
When first observing the object, which I estimated at about an angle of
upward at an angle of about 45 degrees, it moved into an area where there Laiila
was black clouds behind it. This is when I noticed the shape of the object.
It was round and its size
from the object was the most brillant red I have ever seen. The light seemed
I then turned my car around and drove to the Golden Lily, a gasoline
station and bar combined, which is located just off the s side of the road
adjacent to the curve. I went in and asked a couple of fellows if they
wanted to see something interesting. I estimated about four people came out
and watched the object. Two of them went right back in and another onby 6lere
observed it for a short time and went back in. One remained and we watched
the object until it was out After charting my position on a map Junm e
I concluded that the object was south of position. The time that elapsed
between my first sighting the object and when it was out of sight was about
four minutes. The object did not have any definite flight pattern. No sound
could be heard or no tail, trail, or exhaust could seen, just a brillant,
red flashing light.
I then contirued on my way towards Clyde, Ohio on Route 6. About two
miles west of Rollersville, I noticed another brillant, red flashing light,
the same kind as before. I was directly east and sighted th ject out of

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girlfriend's home, which is from the city limits on Route
I went into her house and told her family my experience.
I decided to go back to Clyde and get some oil for my car before
all the gasoline stations closed. As I went out the door, I I saw another
one of these brillant flashing objects. It was very easy to observe
the object because of the darkness of the sky. I ran into the house
and got the whole family; we all went outside and watched the object
and the brillant, red flashing light coming from it. It seemed to me
that the light was brighter from the top the object than from the
bottom of it.
When I first noticed the object, it was in a northeastern position
continued north and proceeded northwestIt did not have any
definite flight pattern vas(moving up and down avound and about.
There is a Turnpike ree miles north-ef my girlfriend's house
and from the lights around the plaza, I could see the ob ject was a long
way behind the lights and seemed to be heading out towards Sandusky way behind the lights and seemed to be heading out towards Sandusky
Bay; the light Bay; the light was still very brillant. I then directed my line of
vision towards Clyde and saw another one of these objects.
I could see I could see that this one was moving that this one was moving because in my because in my line of line of sight sight
was a tree and I observed the object move was a tree and I observed the object move behind the tree. I would
look at one for a while, lose sight of it and look at the other one.
At times I, turning my head fast enough, could see both of them
flashing. Finally the first e disappeared in what seemed to be clouds
very far away. The second, moving behind the tree, I lost sight of
after about thirty seconds due to the lights from the city of Clyde.
The first object I observed for about three to four minutes.
From my observation, this is to my best of knowledge an accurate
report of my experience."
FOR THE PROFESSOR OF AIRS SCIENCE: fal
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JOHN D. SMITH
Captain, USAF
Adjutant /s