Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Fairborn, Ohio, 6 October 1966
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A civilian sighting of a 'streak of fire' in the sky over Fairborn, Ohio, was investigated and identified as an F-111 aircraft using its afterburner shortly after takeoff from Patterson Field.
On 6 October 1966, multiple reports were received regarding a streak of fire observed in the sky near Fairborn, Ohio. Witnesses provided varying accounts, with some describing the fire as following an aircraft, while others reported seeing only the fire or a parachute. Following an investigation, contact was made with Base Operations at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WP AFB). It was determined that an F-111 aircraft, identified by tail number 775, had departed from Patterson Field at 1006 EST. Shortly after takeoff, the pilot engaged the aircraft's afterburner. The resulting unusually large streak of fire was identified as the cause of the civilian reports.
They reported that an unusually large streak of fire was a result of his afterburner being kicked in.
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Official Assessment
Aircraft (F-111 with Afterburner); A/C tail number 775
The reported streak of fire was identified as an F-111 aircraft (tail number 775) that took off from Patterson Field at 1006 EST and engaged its afterburner shortly thereafter, creating an unusually large streak of fire.