Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Salt Lake City, Utah, September 25, 1967
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AI-Generated Summary
A 1967 UFO sighting in Salt Lake City was investigated by Project Blue Book. The Air Force concluded the object was likely an aircraft, though they were unable to confirm this due to the destruction of relevant flight records.
This document contains the Project Blue Book record for a UFO sighting reported in Salt Lake City, Utah, on September 25, 1967. The witness, a 15-year-old civilian, reported observing a bright white, sphere-shaped object while riding a bicycle on Foothill Boulevard near 13th South. The witness described the object as being brighter than the brightest star, moving from the southwest to the west-northwest, and exhibiting erratic behavior, including slowing down, speeding up, and wobbling. The observation lasted approximately three minutes. The witness reported no sound and noted that the object disappeared behind a tree. The Air Force initially requested more information via a letter from Colonel James C. Manatt, noting that the initial report was insufficient for scientific investigation. The witness subsequently completed an AF Form 117 questionnaire. In a final response dated April 29, 1968, Lieutenant Colonel Hector Quintanilla, Jr., of the Aerial Phenomena Office, concluded that the sighting was likely an aircraft. He explained that the description matched other reports of aircraft with landing lights on, and noted that because flight records for September 1967 had been destroyed, a more thorough investigation was not possible.
There is nothing to indicate that the object could not have been a satellite or an aircraft with its landing lights on, but because of the direction of travel it is most likely to have been an A/C.
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Official Assessment
Probable (AIRCRAFT). There is nothing to indicate that the object could not have been a satellite or an aircraft with its landing lights on, but because of the direction of travel it is most likely to have been an A/C.
The Air Force concluded the object was likely an aircraft. They noted that because of the lapse in time since the report and the destruction of flight records for September 1967, a definitive investigation was not possible.
Witnesses
- [illegible]Civilian
Key Persons
- James C. ManattColonel, USAF, Director of Production