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Project one zero zero seven three, record titled “xxxx xx 7422821 Cincinnati Ohio,” issued by the United States Air Force. The document is notable because it is a contemporaneous questionnaire recording an eyewitness report of an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed over Cincinnati, Ohio, in the early 1960s. The source is archived at the Black Vault, accessible through the URL https://archive.org/download/xxxx-xx-7422821-Cincinnati-Ohio/xxxx-xx-7422821-Cincinnati-Ohiodjvu.txt. The record was released to the public via the Black Vault’s digital archive. It was obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, case number not specified, and declassified by the United States Air Force as part of its historical records program. The release date on the archive entry is listed as the date of upload, which is the public availability of the document. The document reads as follows. “PROJECT ONE ZERO ZERO SEVEN THREE RECORD 1. LOCATION: Cincinnati, Ohio. 2. NUMBER OF OBJECTS: S. 3. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION: Forty‑five minutes to one hour. 4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION: Ground visual. 5. COURSE: East. 6. PHOTOS: No. 7. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE: No. 8. CONCLUSION: Other – CONFUSING DATA. 9. BRIEF SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS: Observer sighted bright red object then there were two white ones. The object appeared to be round circle and made no noise. COMMENTS: See case NOTE: No other sightings in the police area were reported. FORM FTD SCP 630329 (TDE) previous… 10. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Circle one) Yes No 11. If you answered yes, then how fast would you estimate it? (Circle one) 12. Do you think you can estimate how far away the object was from you? (Circle one) Yes No 13. Where were you located? (Circle one) Inside a building Outside a building Other 14. At what time of day did you see the object? (Circle one) Day Night Other 15. If you were moving in an automobile or other vehicle at the time, complete the following: Direction you were moving? (Circle one) North Northeast East Southeast South Southwest West Northwest How fast were you moving? miles per hour. Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object? (Circle one) Yes No 16. Did you observe the object through any of the following? (Circle each that applies) Eyeglasses Sunglasses Windshield Window glass Binoculars Telescope Theodolite Other Yes No 17. In order that you can give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a common object or objects which, when placed up in the sky, would give the same appearance as the object you saw. 18. On the following sketch indicate the height of the object above the horizon when you first saw it (place “A”) and when you last saw it (place “B”). Also place an “A” on the compass when you first saw it and a “B” where you lost sight of the object. 19. If there was more than one object, then how many were there? Draw a picture of how they were arranged and put an arrow to show the direction that they…

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This material was released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked on this page so the citation chain is auditable.

Xxxx Xx 7422821 Cincinnati Ohio

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Project one zero zero seven three, record titled “xxxx xx 7422821 Cincinnati Ohio,” issued by the United States Air Force. The document is notable because it is a contemporaneous questionnaire recording an eyewitness report of an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed over Cincinnati, Ohio, in the early 1960s.

Agency: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Date: JUL 18 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
Source document: View the primary source documenthttps://archive.org/details/xxxx-xx-7422821-Cincinnati-Ohio

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Source document: https://archive.org/details/xxxx-xx-7422821-Cincinnati-Ohio

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What was Xxxx Xx 7422821 Cincinnati Ohio about?: Project one zero zero seven three, record titled “xxxx xx 7422821 Cincinnati Ohio,” issued by the United States Air Force. The document is notable because it is a contemporaneous questionnaire recording an eyewitness report of an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed over Cincinnati, Ohio, in the early 1960s.
Why was this case declassified?: This material was released by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. The originating source document is linked in the case notes above so the citation chain is fully auditable.

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