Project Blue Book Sighting Reports — Dayton, Ohio, March 1965

This document is a compilation of Project Blue Book sighting reports and associated correspondence from the Dayton, Ohio area during March and April 1965. Multiple civilian witnesses reported observing unidentified aerial phenomena, including dome-shaped objects with legs, hovering lights, and objects exhibiting erratic motion. The reports were investigated by TSgt David N Moody of the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The investigation involved checking with local police, the FAA, and base operations to determine if military or civilian aircraft were in the area. The official conclusions for these sightings were that they were likely misidentifications of routine military flight operations, specifically practice approaches by KC-135 aircraft at Patterson Field, or astronomical bodies such as Jupiter and the star Aldebaran. The correspondence included in the file shows the Air Force's efforts to collect standardized data via FTD Form 164 and their commitment to maintaining witness anonymity.