Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record - Cincinnati, Ohio - August 1966
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A structural engineer and pilot reported a pear-shaped, white-bluish object over Cincinnati on August 6, 1966. Project Blue Book investigated the report but concluded there was insufficient data for a definitive evaluation.
This document contains the Project Blue Book record for a UFO sighting reported on August 6, 1966, in Cincinnati, Ohio. The witness, a structural engineer and private pilot, reported observing a white-bluish, pear-shaped object moving from North to South at an estimated altitude of 2,000 feet and a speed of at least 200 MPH. The object was in sight for approximately 8 minutes before disappearing into an overcast sky. The witness noted that the object's length appeared to modulate between 0 and 125 feet and its brightness changed. The report includes a completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaire, a summary of an investigation into local weather balloon launches, and correspondence from Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., requesting further information from the witness. The official conclusion recorded on the file is 'Satellite (possible) - also poss. wx balloon ?? (also poss. UFO!)'.
Satellite (possible) - also poss. wx balloon ?? (also poss. UFO!)
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Official Assessment
Satellite (possible) - also poss. wx balloon ?? (also poss. UFO!)
The observer reported a white-bluish light moving at high speed. The investigation noted that weather balloons from Sulfur Grove (Dayton, Ohio) would not have been in the air at the time of the sighting (2246 at night).
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Hector Quintanilla, Jr.Chief, Project Blue Book
- John E. CarleyOfficer of the Day