Project 10073 Record — Kettering, Ohio, March 1968

This document contains the records of a UFO sighting reported in Kettering, Ohio, in March 1968. The primary witness, a 13-year-old male, submitted an initial report to the Air Force. The documentation includes a Project 10073 record, correspondence from the Foreign Technology Division (FTD) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and a completed U.S. Air Force Technical Information questionnaire. According to the witness, the object was cone-shaped and appeared twice on the night of March 7, 1968. During the first sighting, which lasted three minutes, the object was described as orange; during the second sighting, which lasted two minutes, it was described as red. The witness noted that the object appeared to move toward the observers before moving away over the horizon, and compared its appearance to the rays of a flashlight. The Air Force, represented by Colonel James C. Manatt, determined that the information provided was insufficient for a scientific investigation. A memo for the record dated March 5, 1968, indicates that the FTD initially received a second-hand report regarding a cone-shaped object, which led to the request for the witness to complete the formal AF Form 117. Ultimately, the case was closed with the conclusion of 'INSUFFICIENT DATA FOR EVALUATION,' noting that the observer failed to provide a flight course and that there was no clear indication why the witness believed the two sightings involved the same object.