UFO Observation Report — Wheeling, West Virginia, 4 April 1967

This document contains a Project Blue Book sighting report regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in Wheeling, West Virginia, on April 4, 1967. The witness, a 23-year-old male, reported observing a single, brilliant green light at approximately 9:30 P.M. The object was described as being brighter than the brightest star and roughly the size of a pencil eraser held at arm's length. The witness observed the object for approximately one minute, noting that it made a 90-degree turn without banking or slowing down before disappearing behind a hill. The witness estimated the object's speed to be at least 400 mph, based on comparisons to commercial aircraft landing at the local airport. The report includes correspondence from the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base requesting further information from the witness, as well as internal notes from Dr. J. Allen Hynek. Dr. Hynek expressed skepticism regarding the case, citing the lack of sufficient data and the fact that it was a one-witness report, which he characterized as a 'queer' trajectory. The official evaluation concluded that the object was a 'possible aircraft' or 'possible unknown.' The file also contains commentary from Dr. Hynek regarding other contemporary cases, including a sighting in Westminister, Colorado, which he suggested the Condon Committee should have investigated further due to the presence of 15 witnesses.