UFO Observation Report — Kettering, Ohio, 6 May 1967

This document contains a collection of records regarding a UFO sighting reported in Kettering, Ohio, on May 6, 1967. The primary report involves a civilian witness who observed a bright, spherical object that appeared to be 'brighter than the moon' and emitted a reddish hue. The object was described as having a white trail of smoke or vapor and was observed for approximately 45 seconds. The witness reported that the object hovered, descended, and then rose rapidly before disappearing. The witness also provided a sketch and compared the object's appearance to a 'toreador's hat.' A follow-up letter from Colonel James C. Manatt of the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base informed the witness that the initial information provided was insufficient for a scientific evaluation and requested the completion of an FTD Form 164. The file includes multiple versions of this questionnaire, filled out by the witness, which contain additional, somewhat unusual details. In one section, the witness describes a subsequent, non-sighting event occurring after they returned to bed, where they claimed to see a light in their hallway and a person sitting in an armchair. The official Air Force conclusion for the aerial sighting was 'Possible AIRCRAFT,' supported by a memo from Base Operations at Wright-Patterson AFB noting heavy aircraft traffic on the night of the sighting, with aircraft landing on runway 5 passing over the Kettering area.