Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project Blue Book Sighting Report — Mt. Auburn, Indiana, July 1967
AI-Generated Summary
A 13-year-old witness reported a cigar-shaped, silent aerial object with red and green exhaust trails in July 1967. The Air Force concluded the object was a possible aircraft.
This document is a U.S. Air Force sighting report filed under Project Blue Book regarding an unidentified aerial phenomenon observed in July 1967 near Mt. Auburn, Indiana. The witness, a 13-year-old male with an interest in astronomy, reported observing a single, cigar-shaped object for approximately 10 minutes at 9:00 PM. The witness described the object as appearing like a 200-watt light bulb at a close distance, white in color, with red and green exhaust trails. The witness reported that the object made no sound, moved both toward and away from their position, and at one point disappeared and reappeared. The weather was described as dry with scattered clouds. The official conclusion recorded on the form states that the object was a 'possible aircraft,' noting that there was no data presented to indicate the object could not have been an aircraft. The report includes a questionnaire completed by the witness, which confirms no photographs were taken and no radar contact was made.
No data presented to indicate object could not have been aircraft.
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Official Assessment
Possible aircraft. No data presented to indicate object could not have been aircraft.
The object was observed for 10 minutes, described as a white, cigar-shaped light with red and green exhaust trails. The observer, a 13-year-old with an interest in astronomy, noted no sound. The official conclusion suggests the object was a possible aircraft.