Project 10073 Record — Bluffton, Indiana, 4 March 1966

This document contains the official Project Blue Book record for a UFO sighting reported in Bluffton, Indiana, on March 4, 1966. The witness, a 6th-grade student, reported observing a red and silver object with red and green lights moving from South to North at approximately 4:00 AM. The witness described the object as appearing like a 'cigar' and noted that it moved in front of the moon. The sighting lasted for approximately three minutes, and the witness reported that no sound was heard. The witness initially sent a letter to the U.F.O. Headquarters at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, which prompted a response from Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, dated April 7, 1966. Major Quintanilla informed the witness that the initial information provided was insufficient for evaluation and requested that the witness complete an attached FTD Form 164. The witness subsequently completed the questionnaire, providing details about the sky conditions, the object's appearance, and its movement. The official conclusion recorded by the Air Force was that there was no data presented to indicate the object could not have been an aircraft, noting that the lighting and flight pattern were consistent with an aircraft.