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Project 10073 Record — Sighting Report, Toledo, Ohio, 12 August 1965

📅 12 August 1965 📍 Toledo, Ohio 🏛 FTD 📄 sighting_report
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TL;DR

A 16-year-old witness in Toledo, Ohio, reported a 15-minute sighting of an erratic, bright white light on August 12, 1965. The Air Force concluded that the data did not rule out a conventional aircraft.

On August 12, 1965, at 22:45, a civilian witness in Toledo, Ohio, observed an unidentified aerial phenomenon. The witness reported seeing a single, bright white light that was brighter than a star. The object was observed for approximately 15 minutes, during which time it traveled from the North to the West. The witness described the object's motion as erratic, noting that it would fade out and reappear in different locations. The witness further stated that the object appeared to move slower than a jet aircraft. The weather conditions at the time were reported as dry with scattered clouds. The witness, a 16-year-old male, reported no sound associated with the object and indicated that it appeared as a light. The report was processed under Project 10073 and reviewed by Captain Anthony F. Czajkowski of the FTD. The official conclusion stated that there was no data presented to indicate that an aircraft could not have been the cause of the report.

No data presented to indicate that an a/c could NOT have been the cause of the report.

Official Assessment

No data presented to indicate that an a/c could NOT have been the cause of the report.

The object was observed for 15 minutes moving from North to West with erratic motion, fading and reappearing. It was described as a bright white light, brighter than a star, and slower than a jet aircraft.

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