Declassified UFO / UAP Document
Project 10073 Record — Sighting in Evansville, Illinois, February 23, 1968
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AI-Generated Summary
A 14-year-old witness reported a bright, white, round object in Evansville, Illinois, on February 23, 1968. The Air Force concluded the object was likely a satellite or an aircraft.
This document contains a Project 10073 record regarding a UFO sighting reported by a civilian in Evansville, Illinois, on February 23, 1968. The witness, a 14-year-old, reported observing a bright, white, round object at approximately 7:05 P.M. The object was described as being larger than a star and moving in an easterly direction. The witness estimated the duration of the sighting to be 90 seconds, noting that the object appeared to move through the branches of a tree. The witness also provided a sketch and completed a 'Sighting of Unidentified Phenomena Questionnaire.' The Air Force responded to the witness on February 28, 1968, via a letter from Lt. Colonel David L. Stiles, acknowledging the report and requesting that the witness complete the attached questionnaire for further evaluation by technical personnel at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The official conclusion recorded on the Project 10073 form suggests the object was likely a satellite, though it could have been an aircraft with its landing lights on.
It is probable that the observer sighted a satellite however it also may have been an aircraft with its landing lights on.
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Official Assessment
Probable (SATELLITE). It is probable that the observer sighted a satellite however it also may have been an aircraft with its landing lights on.
The phenomenon was identified as a probable satellite or an aircraft with landing lights on.
Witnesses
Key Persons
- Miss [illegible]Witness