Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Roffburg, Ohio, 9 August 1966
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A 17-year-old witness reported a stationary, multi-colored light in Roffburg, Ohio, on August 9, 1966. The U.S. Air Force concluded the object was the star Capella.
This document is a Project 10073 record detailing a sighting of an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported by a 17-year-old male in Roffburg, Ohio, on August 9, 1966. The witness, along with four other individuals, observed a stationary object for approximately 30 minutes. The witness described the object as round and oval, alternating between red, greenish-blue, and white colors. The observer noted that the object flashed, flickered, changed brightness, and disappeared and reappeared before eventually fading out of view. The sighting was conducted using binoculars, and the observer remarked that the object appeared to be very far away. The official conclusion reached by the investigating authority was that the object was the star Capella, located at a 35-degree azimuth and 8-degree elevation.
Object was alternating red, greenish-blue, & white colors. Appeared to be round and oval. Stationary. Object just faded out of view.
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Official Assessment
Astro (S/P) Capella - 35° azimuth - 8° elevation.
The object was identified as the star Capella.