Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Uniontown, Ohio, 16 March 1966
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A civilian reported a bright light in the sky over Uniontown, Ohio, on March 16, 1966. The Foreign Technology Division officially identified the object as the ECHO II satellite.
This document consists of a Project 10073 record and a corresponding letter regarding a UFO sighting in Uniontown, Ohio, on March 16, 1966. A civilian witness reported observing a bright light, described as being brighter than Venus and moving very fast, at approximately 2100 hours. The witness, accompanied by their 18-year-old son, observed the object traveling north, noting that it appeared to stop, move sideways, and then continue forward over a duration of 5 to 7 minutes. The witness attempted to report the sighting to the Akron-Canton weather station and the Akron City airport control tower before writing to Major Hector Quintanilla at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The witness expressed frustration with official explanations such as 'swamp gas' or 'weather inversions' and requested information on whether the object was tracked on radar. The official conclusion recorded by the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) identified the object as the ECHO II satellite, noting it was visible north of the city at 2108 hours.
I also feel it is way past time to stop insulting the intelligence of the citizens by saying we only see swamp gas or that it is an inversion in the weather.
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Official Assessment
Satellite (ECHO II)
The object observed was identified as the ECHO II satellite, which was visible north of the city at 2108 hours.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- Major Hector QuintanillaRecipient of the report