Project 10073 Record — Sighting Report, Cynthiana, Kentucky, 29 December 1967

This document contains the official Air Force record and correspondence regarding a UFO sighting reported by a 14-year-old civilian in Cynthiana, Kentucky, on December 29, 1967. The witness claimed to have observed a solid object that reflected light for five minutes before ascending straight up. The witness also reported that their neighbor's dog was howling during the event. The witness submitted Polaroid photographs as evidence. Upon investigation by the Aerial Phenomena Office, led by Lt. Colonel Hector Quintanilla, Jr., the Air Force determined that the sighting was a hoax. The conclusion was based on discrepancies between the witness's descriptions of the photographs and the actual physical evidence provided, specifically the Polaroid backings. The file includes the standard sighting questionnaire, photographic data sheets, and correspondence between the Air Force and the witness, in which the Air Force requested original photographs and eventually informed the witness of their negative assessment of the report.