Project 10073 Record: Sighting Report - Clarksburg, West Virginia, 8 September 1966

This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported by a civilian in Clarksburg, West Virginia, on September 8, 1966. The witness reported observing an object in the western sky for over an hour. The object was described as spinning like a top, exhibiting flashing lights, and moving in a manner similar to a helicopter, including vertical and sideways movements. The witness noted that the object would occasionally black out and reappear in a different location. The witness also reported a sound resembling wind blowing hard, despite the absence of actual wind. The official Air Force conclusion, signed by Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, determined that the observation was consistent with the star Arcturus, which was visible at the time at an azimuth of 283 degrees and an elevation of 15 degrees. The document includes the completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaire, a letter from Major Quintanilla requesting further information, and the witness's detailed narrative account of the event.