Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Sighting Report, Shade, Ohio, 17 April 1967
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AI-Generated Summary
A 15-year-old witness in Shade, Ohio, reported a UFO sighting on April 17, 1967. The Air Force investigation concluded the object was the ECHO II satellite.
This document contains a U.S. Air Force Project 10073 record regarding a UFO sighting reported by a 15-year-old female in Shade, Ohio. The witness reported observing an object on April 17, 1967, at approximately 8:45 P.M. (though the official record notes 0145Z). The witness described the object as looking like the top of a soup bowl with a bright flashing white light around the edges and a sound resembling the roaring motor of a car. The witness stated the object was in sight for 10 minutes, moving North, and eventually disappeared over a building. The witness also noted that she was very interested in space travel and UFOs. The Air Force initially contacted the witness on April 26, 1967, requesting a formal report via FTD Form 164, which the witness completed on April 28, 1967. The official conclusion reached by the Foreign Technology Division was that the object was the ECHO II satellite, which was confirmed to be over the area at the time of the sighting.
Object looked like the top of a soup bowl. Around the edges it had a bright flashing white light. Object had a sound of a roaring motor of a car.
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Official Assessment
Satellite (ECHO II)
The object was identified as the ECHO II satellite, which was over the area at the time of the sighting, heading North at 0143Z.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Linda [illegible]Sister of witness