Project 10073 Record — Springdale, Ohio, 5 August 1966

This document contains the Project Blue Book record for a sighting reported in Springdale, Ohio, on 5 August 1966. The primary witness, a 12-year-old male, reported observing between one and six objects that appeared as bright white and yellow lights. The witness described the objects as having a buzzing sound and noted that they blinked on and off in a complicated pattern. The duration of the sighting was estimated to be between 10 and 20 minutes. The witness initially compared the appearance of the object to a 'space ship on TV.' The Air Force, through Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., initially found the provided information insufficient for evaluation and requested that the witness complete a formal FTD Form 164. Following further investigation, the Air Force concluded that the sighting was an aircraft with an advertising sign. This conclusion was corroborated by a conversation on 31 August 1966 with a representative from Barnes Aerial Advertising, who confirmed that one of their pilots was flying in the north Cincinnati area on the night of the sighting.