Project 10073 Record — Beavercreek, Ohio, 6 October 1966

On October 6, 1966, at approximately 1120Z, three witnesses in Beavercreek, Ohio, observed a single, kite-like object in the sky. The observers, who were traveling in a moving automobile, reported that the object appeared transparent and clear. The object was observed for 15 minutes, during which time it moved in a northerly direction, changed course to the south, and then returned to a northerly path. The witnesses estimated the object's altitude at approximately 300 feet and its speed at 30 miles per hour. The object made no sound and was eventually lost from view when it passed behind a house. The witnesses reported the incident to the U.S. Air Force, completing a technical information questionnaire on October 10, 1966. An investigation by the Air Force involved contacting the balloon release station at Sulphur Grove, Ohio. It was determined that a balloon had been released from that location at approximately 0600 EST on the same day. The Air Force concluded that the sighting was likely a balloon, noting that such objects were launched from Sulphur Grove twice daily and could have been in the Beavercreek area at the time of the observation.