Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Middletown, Ohio, 9 June 1966
AI-Generated Summary
A civilian in Middletown, Ohio, reported a bright, roaring aerial object on June 9, 1966, which moved in a variable pattern before changing from a white light to two red dots. The Air Force concluded the object was possibly an aircraft.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a civilian sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon in Middletown, Ohio, on June 9, 1966. The observer reported seeing a single object in the southern sky that appeared as a light approximately 20 times brighter than a star. The sighting lasted between five and seven minutes. During the observation, the witness reported hearing a roaring sound. The object's movement was described as variable; it was observed in the south, then stopped, and subsequently moved in a path described as NE - W - S. The object's appearance changed during the event, with the initial white light extinguishing and being replaced by two small red dots. The official conclusion recorded by the Air Force for this incident is that the object was possibly an aircraft. The report includes a standard U.S. Air Force technical information questionnaire, though most of the specific fields in the questionnaire remain blank in the provided document.
The object was in the south then stopped, then NE - W - S. The white color went out and suddenly two small red dots appeared.
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Official Assessment
Aircraft (possible)
The observer reported a bright light in the south that emitted a roaring sound. The object moved in a variable course before the white light extinguished and was replaced by two small red dots.