Project 10073 Record: Sighting near Richmond, Indiana, 7 December 1967

This document is a Project 10073 record concerning a reported UFO sighting near Richmond, Indiana, on December 7, 1967. The report originated from a newspaper account describing a sighting by two reputable citizens, a mother and her daughter, at 3:10 PM. The object was described as a strange, square-shaped craft that traveled slowly, produced no noise, and left a single vapor trail. The information was relayed to the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) by a Mr. Tavender, who contacted the office at 1700 hours on the same day. Duty Officer Ernest Myrick documented the report. Major Quintanilla subsequently informed Mr. Tavender that the witnesses themselves were required to report the sighting to the Aerial Phenomena Office for an official investigation. As of the date of the record, no such report had been received from the witnesses. Consequently, the official conclusion reached by the Air Force was that there was insufficient data for evaluation. The file includes a standard 'Sighting of Unidentified Phenomena Questionnaire' (AF Form 117), which remained largely blank due to the lack of direct witness participation.