Project Blue Book Sighting Report — Athens, Ohio, 14 October 1966

This document contains a collection of Project Blue Book sighting reports and related correspondence regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed on 14 October 1966 in Athens, Ohio. The primary witness, a graduate assistant in physics at Ohio University, reported observing two objects in the northern sky for approximately 90 minutes. The witness described the objects as moving in different patterns, becoming extremely dim, and exhibiting flashing lights in red, blue, and white. The witness used 7x50 binoculars to observe the objects, noting that at one point, the objects passed into the field of view simultaneously. The witness explicitly ruled out stars, planets, satellites, meteors, and comets, and considered the possibility of aircraft or helicopters to be highly improbable. The witness also noted that the objects moved behind a WOUB-TV broadcast antenna. Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., Chief of Project Blue Book, initially requested further information from the witness and Gerald Ressler via FTD Form 164, as the initial report was deemed insufficient for evaluation. The final conclusion provided by the Air Force was that the observation was consistent with aircraft on a training mission, despite the lack of specific refueling tracks in the area, and that there was no evidence to suggest the objects were anything other than aircraft.