Project 10073 Record: UFO Observation, 17 March 1967

This document contains records related to a UFO sighting reported in Lebanon, Ohio, on 17 March 1967. The initial report was received via telephone by a Duty Officer, who characterized the information as 'sketchy.' Consequently, the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) of the U.S. Air Force sent a formal letter to the witness on 22 March 1967, requesting that they complete an FTD Form 164 to provide sufficient data for a scientific evaluation. The witness subsequently completed the questionnaire, describing two objects observed for two minutes in a clear, dry sky. The witness described the objects as white, ellipse-shaped lights that made no sound and disappeared suddenly. The witness noted that the lower object was larger than the higher one. A separate 'Memo for the Record' dated 9 October 1967 introduces a complication: an individual named Nicholas Meslonick, who worked on the base, claimed to possess additional information regarding both the March 1967 Lebanon sighting and a September 1967 Tipp City case. However, Meslonick refused to share this information with the case officer unless Generals Gerrity and Goldsworthy were present. The Air Force was unable to meet these conditions, and the case remained documented with the existing, limited information.