Project 10073 Record: UFO Observation, 16 December 1966, Kettering, Ohio

This document contains a U.S. Air Force record regarding a UFO sighting reported on December 16, 1966, in Kettering, Ohio. The primary record consists of a Project 10073 file, which includes a formal questionnaire completed by a 13-year-old civilian witness and a follow-up letter from Colonel Louis DeGOES, Director of Technology and Subsystems, dated December 21, 1966. The witness reported observing a single object for approximately 15 minutes. The object was described as having a rounded bottom and top with a projection, featuring three or four lighted blocks and red lights around a white body. The witness noted that the object moved slowly, at a speed described as less than a walking speed, and traveled in an easterly direction. The witness, who indicated an interest in aircraft, stated that the object did not resemble any known aircraft. The observation was made from inside a building in a residential section of the city. The Air Force concluded that the information provided was insufficient for a formal evaluation, which necessitated the issuance of the FTD Form 164 questionnaire to the witness for further details. The document includes the witness's sketches and descriptions of the object's appearance and motion.