UFO Sighting, Middletown, Ohio — 4 November 1965

This document details the investigation into a UFO sighting reported by Mrs. Helen Tucker of Middletown, Ohio, on the night of November 4, 1965. Mrs. Tucker, an office manager at the First Methodist Church, reported observing a bright, flashing object while driving with three teenagers on Brown's Run Road. She described the object as having long, thin wings, a bubble on the front, and red, white, and blue lights. She claimed the object landed near a levee across from the local airport and emitted a dull, deep red glow before taking off to the northwest. The investigation, conducted by the Air Force under Project Blue Book, concluded that the initial phase of the sighting was likely the landing of an Armco Steel Corporation Gulfstream 437-A aircraft. Investigators noted a five-minute discrepancy in the reported time but suggested that the aircraft's landing lights and strobe beacons could have created the visual illusion of sparks and flashing reported by the witness. However, the Air Force was unable to identify the object involved in the second phase of the sighting, where the object reportedly rose and moved to the northwest. Consequently, the case was officially categorized as two separate observations: the first being an aircraft, and the second remaining unidentified. The document also includes internal memos regarding other reports in the area, including a separate incident on November 14, 1965, which was attributed to the planet Venus after consultation with Sgt. Moody. The file contains various maps of the Middletown area and correspondence between the Air Force and Armco Steel Corporation to verify flight logs.