Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Niles, Ohio, 6 July 1967
AI-Generated Summary
An 11-year-old witness reported a football-shaped object with a rudder in Niles, Ohio, on July 6, 1967. The Air Force concluded there was insufficient data for evaluation due to the delayed reporting of the incident.
This document is a Project 10073 record concerning a UFO sighting reported by an 11-year-old male witness in Niles, Ohio. The incident occurred on July 6, 1967, at approximately 04:30Z. The witness described observing a single object that appeared like a bright star, alternating in color between white and red. The object was described as having the shape of a football with a rudder and was observed moving in wide, circular paths for a duration of 15 seconds. The witness noted that the object made no sound and was observed through a window. The sighting was reported to the witness's parents, godfather, and friends shortly after the event. The official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that there was insufficient data for evaluation, primarily because the report was not received until January 1968, making a timely investigation impossible.
The report was not received until Jan 68 at which time it was too late to investigate.
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Official Assessment
INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION. The report was not received until Jan 68 at which time it was too late to investigate.
The report was received too late for a timely investigation.