Project 10073 Record — Hobart, Indiana, Mid-April 1967

This document contains the records of a UFO sighting reported by a 14-year-old amateur astronomer from Hobart, Indiana, in mid-April 1967. The witness, identified in internal notes as Mike Lyczany, observed a single, white, star-like object moving from west to east across the sky. The witness estimated the object's speed to be approximately three times that of a jet and noted that it changed brightness from bright to dull and back to bright during the 3-minute and 30-second observation. The witness used a 150x telescope and 7x35 binoculars but reported no specific shape, tail, or sound associated with the object. The Air Force, through the Foreign Technology Division at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, responded to the report on May 11, 1967. Colonel James C. Manatt informed the witness that the provided information was insufficient for a scientific evaluation and requested the completion of FTD Form 164. A subsequent letter from Lt. Colonel Barnett B. Young, dated June 7, 1967, reiterated that the report was being filed as having insufficient data for evaluation, noting that while the description was consistent with a satellite, the lack of an exact date and time prevented a positive identification.