Project 10073 Record — Seneca, Kansas, 8 August 1965

This document contains the records of a UFO sighting reported on 8 August 1965, near Seneca, Kansas. A single witness, a 22-year-old individual, reported observing an oval, grey-white object in the night sky. The object was described as being approximately the size of an automobile when viewed from a distance of half a mile. The witness stated that the object remained near the ground, moved toward them to within 100 yards, and then performed a sharp right turn before disappearing suddenly. The observation lasted for one or two minutes. The weather conditions were reported as cloudy with moonlight, and a temperature inversion was noted at 8,000 feet. The report was processed by the 328th Fighter Wing and forwarded to the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Project Blue Book, under the direction of Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., attempted to follow up on the report by sending FTD Form 164 to the witness for further evaluation. However, the form was never returned. Consequently, the official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that there was insufficient data to evaluate the sighting, and no analysis could be made regarding the nature or cause of the object.