Project 10073 Record — Lima, Ohio, 21 April 1966

This document details a Project Blue Book case file, identified as Project 10073, concerning an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported in Lima, Ohio, on the night of April 21, 1966. A civilian witness contacted Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., the Chief of Project Blue Book, on May 5, 1966, to report that he, his wife, and others had observed bright, red and orange, football-shaped objects moving from the west to the southwest. The witness explicitly stated that the objects did not resemble any known aircraft, meteor, or fireball. In response, Major Quintanilla sent a letter dated May 11, 1966, to the witness, providing three copies of FTD Form 164 and a self-addressed envelope to facilitate a formal report. However, the official record indicates that the witness failed to return the completed forms within 30 days. Consequently, the case was closed with the conclusion of 'INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION,' with a note that the Air Force would only re-evaluate the incident if further information were provided.