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Project 10073 Record — Centerville, Ohio, April 1966

📅 18 April 1966 and 22 April 1966 📍 Centerville, Ohio 🏛 Foreign Technology Division (FTD) 📄 sighting_report
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TL;DR

Two separate sighting reports from April 1966 in Centerville, Ohio, were investigated by the Foreign Technology Division. Both incidents were concluded to be possible aircraft sightings, with investigators noting the data quality was poor.

This document contains two U.S. Air Force technical information questionnaires and corresponding Project 10073 records regarding sightings in Centerville, Ohio, in April 1966. The first sighting occurred on 18 April 1966 at 0145Z, where a 17-year-old male observed a single, triangular-shaped object traveling east for approximately 10 minutes. The witness reported the object had two green lights on the bottom and two amber lights on the top, which appeared to protrude from the object. The official conclusion for this incident was 'Aircraft (Possible).' A second sighting occurred on 22 April 1966 at 0225Z, involving three witnesses, including a 13-year-old female. This object was also described as having lights similar to an aircraft and was observed following behind an aircraft. The weather was noted as hazy with no moonlight. The investigator, Maj Gotch of the Foreign Technology Division, concluded this was 'Possible (AIRCRAFT)' but noted 'Poor data' on the record.

Object appeared as same brightness as indentifier light on an aircraft. There was no moonlight and it was hazy. Object was estimated at about 2 miles from observer. Object was following behind aircraft.

Official Assessment

Aircraft (Possible)

The object was described as having lights consistent with an aircraft and was observed following behind an aircraft.

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