Project 10073 Record — Beavercreek, Ohio, 12 June 1966

This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding a UFO sighting reported in Beavercreek, Ohio, on 12 June 1966. The report details an observation by three civilian witnesses who watched a star-like object for over 30 minutes. The object, initially appearing like a star, reportedly changed to a reddish color, prompting the observer to contact a Duty Officer. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force, specifically by Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr. of Project Blue Book, was that the object was the star Altair. The documentation includes correspondence from 1967 where the Air Force explains that the star Altair was at an azimuth of 100 degrees and an elevation of 25 degrees at the time of the sighting, and that its stationary position and the duration of the observation were consistent with this identification. The file also contains various technical information sheets and correspondence related to other reported sightings from the same period, including reports from Louisiana and California, which were generally dismissed due to insufficient data or identified as conventional aircraft or astronomical phenomena.