Project 10073 Record — Sighting Incident, Xenia, Ohio, 27 March 1966

This document details a sighting of unidentified aerial phenomena reported by a civilian witness near Xenia, Ohio, on the evening of March 27, 1966. The witness, a 17-year-old female, reported observing three objects while traveling in a car on Route 68 near Jamestown Road. The witness described the objects as having the appearance of fire, with one shaped like a football and others like basketballs. The objects were reported to move at speeds faster than jets, with varied flight paths, and were observed for approximately 5 to 10 minutes. The witness noted that the objects moved behind trees and in front of a tower, and that they made no sound. The sighting was reportedly witnessed by a family group spanning three generations. The U.S. Air Force's Project Blue Book, under the direction of Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., attempted to follow up on the report by sending an FTD Form 164 to the witness. However, the correspondence was returned by the postal service marked 'address unknown.' Consequently, the official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that there was insufficient data to conduct a proper analysis of the event. Handwritten notes included in the file indicate that the Xenia sheriff's office also dispatched an investigator to the scene, though the results of that investigation remained unknown to the Air Force.