Project 10073 Record - Sighting Report, Kettering, Ohio, 29 August 1967

This document contains the Project Blue Book record for a UFO sighting reported in Kettering, Ohio, on 29 August 1967. A civilian witness reported observing a yellow-orange fireball at approximately 10:00 pm EDT. The witness described the object as resembling a fireball that appeared to have a piece fall from it toward the earth, with fire flowing out of the object after the piece fell. The witness noted the object looked like the tail view of a jet exhaust and estimated its speed as slower than a light plane. The sighting lasted approximately one minute. The witness was accompanied by her husband, her sister, her sister's husband, and two children. The Air Force investigated the report, including checking with SPADATS regarding potential satellite decay, which yielded negative results for the dates of 29 and 30 August 1967. The Aerial Phenomena Branch also contacted the American Meteor Society for information, though the society reported no fireball sightings for that date. The official conclusion recorded on the project form is 'Possible balloon'. The file includes correspondence from Major Hector Quintanilla, Jr., requesting further information from the witness via an FTD Form 164, as the initial report was deemed insufficient for a scientific evaluation.